Army Legacies: Remembering the life, death and legacy of Jack Snipes
SNIPES Jack Edsel Snipes passed away June 22, 2017. He was born on February 10, 1926 to Joe and Mamie (Shuping) Snipes, in Morganton, North Carolina. His birth was followed by a brother, Vernon, and their baby sister, Jan. At the age of eighteen, Jack joined the Army Air Corps. When Jack made his last visit home prior to deployment, his father handed him a coin and said, This silver dollar was minted in 1926 - the year you were born. I've had it a long time. Now I'm going to lend it to you....
