Jack White
Ballplayers Wounded in Combat
| Date and Place of Birth: | September 23, 1919 New Haven, CT |
| Date and Place of Death: | February 3, 2006 New Haven, CT |
| Baseball Experience: | Minor League |
| Position: | First Base |
| Rank: | Corporal |
| Military Unit: | Military Police Unit, 1209th Corps Area Service Unit (CASU) US Army |
| Area Served: | Unknown |
John F. “Jack” White - the son of Patrick and
Deborah White, immigrants from Ireland – was born on September 23, 1919
in New Haven, Connecticut.
In 1940, the 20-year-old first baseman signed with
the Albany Senators and was optioned to the Gloversville-Johnstown
Glovers of the Class C Canadian-American League. In 110 games he batted
a respectable .282. In 1941, White got off to a great start and was
batting .321 over 71 games with 11 homeruns before military service
beckoned. He played his last game with the Glovers on July 10, 1941.
White served with the military police unit of the
1209th Corps Area Service Unit (CASU) at the prisoner of war
camp at a remote training area in northern New York called Pine Camp,
where he continued to play some baseball.
Attaining the rank of corporal, Jack White went on
to serve overseas and was wounded in combat in late 1943. He was shipped
back to the east coast of the United States and sent to a hospital in
Texas to recover.
With the war over, White didn’t return to minor
league baseball, but played semi-pro baseball with the West Haven
Sailors. However, in 1950, he returned to the minors for a single season
as player/manager with the Drummondville Cubs of the Class C Provincial
League, batting .260 in 95 games.
Jack White went on to work as a firefighter for the
City of New Haven for 32 years and retired in 1985. Living in Hamden,
Connecticut, he passed away on February 3, 2006, aged 86. Jack White is
buried at Beaverdale Memorial Park in New Haven.
Date Added April 29, 2020
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