Remembering the life, death and legacy of Purple Heart recipient Jack Terzian
On Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Jack (Jake) Terzian put on his infamous P47 cap for the last time. Jack, of Armenian descent, was born Kegham Terzian in Adana, Turkey 28 July, 1919. He was the third child of Paul, a pharmacist, and Sirouhi Kalousdian Terzian, a schoolteacher. Jack and his family immigrated to the U. S. in 1924 where he attended school in Brooklyn and in Manhattan, New York City. He was photographer in civilian life before he enlisted in the U. S. Army Air corps on March 11, 1941. ...