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First Name:
Jack
Last Name:
Colvin
Type: Light Keeper
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Born:
1925.06.02
Died:
1946.04.01
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Oct 12, 2018
In the early hours of April 1, 1946, Jack Colvin, was one of five service men killed when Scotch Cap Lighthouse experienced a tidal wave that destroyed the building and ended their lives. The remains of four of the men's bodies were not identifiable and they were placed in a common casket and buried in a common grave on site. In 1948, the unidentifiable remains were unearthed and interred at Fort McPherson National Cemetery in Nebraska.