Jerald D. Slack

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Jerald D. Slack
Birth name (1936-02-14) February 14, 1936 (age 88)
AllegianceUnited States
ServiceAir National Guard
Years of service1959-1996
RankMajor General
Awards
  • Legion of Merit
  • Meritorious Service Medal
  • Air Force Commendation Medal
  • Army Commendation Medal
  • Air Force Achievement Medal
  • Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
  • Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
  • Combat Readiness Medal
  • National Defense Service Medal with service star
  • Air Force Longevity Service Award with silver oak leaf cluster and two bronze oak leaf clusters
  • Armed Forces Reserve Medal with two hourglass devices
  • Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with service star
  • Air Force Training Ribbon

Jerald D. Slack (born February 14, 1936) is a retired

United States Air National Guard and former Adjutant General of Wisconsin
.

Biography

Slack graduated high school in

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Bradley University
.

He is married to Sherill Slack, with whom he had three children.[2][3] His son, who served in the Air Force, died in 2012.[4]

Career

Slack originally enlisted in the

Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star, Northrop F-89 Scorpion, Convair F-102 Delta Dagger, Cessna O-2 Skymaster, Cessna A-37 Dragonfly, Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, and the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker. He was promoted to Major General of August 3, 1990 and his retirement was effective as of February 13, 1996, the day before his 60th birthday.[5][6][7]

Awards he has received include the

Air Force Training Ribbon
.

In 2019, he was inducted into the Wisconsin Air National Guard Hall of Fame.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Major General Jerald D. Slack". Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
  2. ^ "Sherill Cordts and Jerry Slack at a dance". The Pantagraph. 3 December 1956. p. 10. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. ^ Gribble, Roger (14 July 1991). "Slack is pleased with Guard role". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 30. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Slack, Major John Cordts". Wisconsin State Journal. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. ^ Pommer, Matt (27 November 1989). "Governor names Guard chief". The Capital Times. p. 18. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  6. ^ Gribble, Roger (10 February 1992). "State Guard cuts likely to be modest". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 1. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Guard leader retiring soon". The Journal Times. 25 October 1995. p. 11. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Wisconsin National Guard honors current and former Guardsmen at awards banquet". DVIDS. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
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