Background
Slack, Jerald David was born on February 14, 1936 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Son of Clarence E. and Lois M. (Pearson) Slack.
civil engineer adjutant general of Wisconsin
Slack, Jerald David was born on February 14, 1936 in Peoria, Illinois, United States. Son of Clarence E. and Lois M. (Pearson) Slack.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Bradley University, 1959.
Later he would attend Purdue University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Bradley University. Slack originally enlisted in the Illinois Air National Guard in 1959. He would transfer to the Wisconsin Air National Guard in 1961 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant.
Slack would acquire more than 3,200 hours flying in a Cessna T-37 Tweet, Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star, Northrop F-89 Scorpion, Convair F-102 Delta Dagger, Cessna O-2 Skymaster, Cessna A-37 Dragonfly, Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, and the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker.
He was promoted to Major General of August 3, 1990 and his retirement was effective as of February 13, 1996.
Member National Guard Association United States, Adjunct General Association, Wisconsin National Guard Association.
Married Sherill Ann Cordts, March 26, 1959. Children: Ann, Sara Slack Lenz, John Cordts.