Jack Harrison Dies - Another U.K. Hero Gone

[Jimbeaux]

Another of your true heroes. Very interesting sounding man. I would have been honored to spend just two hours with this guy.

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obitu...

Edited by Jimbeaux on Tuesday 8th June 15:05

[Laurel Green]

Gone but not forgotten. RIP, Jack.

[Jimbeaux]

Laurel Green said:

Gone but not forgotten. RIP, Jack.

Again, I bet little or nothing will be heard about him; today's news wil be full of no-talent "singers" and what celeb is in rehab, etc.

[Devilstreak]

Jimbeaux said:

Again, I bet little or nothing will be heard about him

So true. Would have loved to have spent an evening with him retelling the story of the escape

R.I.P

[anonymous-user]

Devilstreak said:

Jimbeaux said:

Again, I bet little or nothing will be heard about him

So true. Would have loved to have spent an evening with him retelling the story of the escape

R.I.P

His death was actually announced yesterday and was widely reported. I even read about it over here yesterday.

The story of the escape from SL III is a great one and very important. Paul Brickhill's book was excellent and I remember avidly reading it as a child. It was a shame that Hollywood (as so often - see U-571) had to fictionalise the story by making some of the key heroes American in order to be able to interest the domestic audience. Despite Steve McQueens motorcycling escapades there were no Americans on the escape. The real heroes were men like Jack Harrison and Roger Bushell and his 50 comrades in arms who were murdered by the Gestapo.

[Jimbeaux]

unrepentant said:

Devilstreak said:

Jimbeaux said:

Again, I bet little or nothing will be heard about him

So true. Would have loved to have spent an evening with him retelling the story of the escape

R.I.P

His death was actually announced yesterday and was widely reported. I even read about it over here yesterday.

The story of the escape from SL III is a great one and very important. Paul Brickhill's book was excellent and I remember avidly reading it as a child. It was a shame that Hollywood (as so often - see U-571) had to fictionalise the story by making some of the key heroes American in order to be able to interest the domestic audience. Despite Steve McQueens motorcycling escapades there were no Americans on the escape. The real heroes were men like Jack Harrison and Roger Bushell and his 50 comrades in arms who were murdered by the Gestapo.

There was a thread on this already? I looked so as not to repost.

[RonnieP]

Just raised a glass to him, someone to be properly admired