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Cpl Jack A. Case attended DeVilbiss High School in Toledo, Ohio.

He volunteered for the Army of the United States at Camp Perry, Lacarne, Ohio on 29 October 1942.

On 4 October 1945, 1st Lt Ralph I. Epps, the assisant adjudant of his unit, wrote a letter to his father, explaining what had happened to his son: "He was one of four enlisted men who volunteered with an officer to form a daylight patrol to make a reconnaissance of the area. The patrol advanced from the town of Dodewaard, protecting themselves by a dyke, nearing the town in an effort to reach a house some 50 yards away. When the officer had traversed half the distance he was hit by fire received from the house. Cpl Case jumped up, said, "I'm going after Graef" and ran forward to aid the officer. As he left the protection of the dyke another shot was fired from the house hitting your son in the head, killing him instantly. Heavy machine gun fire was directed upon the area and the remaining members of the patrol worked their way back to their lines. Five medics volunteered to go under a white flag to administer aid, but found both men dead."

The officer to who is refered in the letter is 2nd Lt Robert S. Graef, who is also buried at Margraten.

For this action the Headquarters of his unit made a recommendation to award a medal to Cpl Case for this action, but no medal was ever awarded.

Cpl Case was killed when he was protecting an officer.

He was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek near Nijmegen, The Netherlands.