1. Jasper Jack Kraynick was an American football back who played for the North Carolina Tar Heels.
10 Facts About Jack Kraynick
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Jack Kraynick later was selected in the 1939 NFL draft, but did not play professionally.
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Jack Kraynick attended Trenton Central High School and Staunton Military Academy in Virginia, graduating in 1935.
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Jack Kraynick was on their varsity roster in 1936, but did not appear in any games.
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Jack Kraynick earned his first varsity playing time in 1937, earning a letter and playing fullback.
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Jack Kraynick resigned in 1941 to join the United States Army Air Forces in World War II.
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Jack Kraynick entered on February 15,1941, and was commissioned a second lieutenant upon graduation from flying school at Maxwell Field.
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Jack Kraynick was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant on February 1,1942, and was given the Air Medal and an oak leaf cluster in September 1943.
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Jack Kraynick went missing on October 30,1943, after his plane flying over the Caribbean Sea did not return.
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Jack Kraynick was not found and presumed to have died.