Remembering those who lost their lives in Israel's attack on the USS Liberty

Sergeant Jack Lewis Raper, August 28, 1944 - June 8, 1967

JACK LEWIS RAPER  August 28, 1944 - June 8, 1967 Jack Lewis Raper, August 28, 1944 - June 8, 1967

US Marine Corps Sergeant Jack Lewis Raper was a 1962 graduate of Cedartown High School, Cedartown, Georgia, and lived most of his life in Polk County where he was a member of the First Baptist Church of Cedartown. He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Sue Carter of Fitzgerald; by his daughter Trishia; two brothers, Don and Jimmy Raper of Cedartown; a sister, Judy, of Cedartown; and grandparents.

SGT Jack Lewis Raper, USMC, 1994072
Born 28 August 1944, Cedartown, Georgia
Active duty since 1 August 1962
Died in Naval Security Group (intelligence) Department spaces 
Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Mass Grave #1817, Section 34

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Liberty booklets, brochures, and flyers

Booklets, brochures, and more to educate your community about the USS Liberty

Multimedia

Video: USS Liberty Memorial - June 8, 2009

Interview with Captain Boston, the 1967 Chief Attorney in the Liberty Investigation

Documentary: Dead in the Water

Documentary: The Day Israel Attacked America

Additional Resources

Booklets, Flyers, & More on the USS Liberty

An Evidentiary Study of the USS Liberty Attack

Arlington National Cemetery: William Loren McGonagle

Q & A – Commonly Asked Questions about the Attack on the USS Liberty

Findings of the Independent Commission of Inquiry

Affidavit – Counsel to the U.S. Navy Court of Inquiry’s investigation

Book – Assault on the Liberty

Book – Body of Secrets : Anatomy of the Ultra-Secret National Security Agency

Documentary – Dead in the Water

Organizations

USS Liberty Memorial Website

Honor Liberty Veterans

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