​Jack Lummus
​(October 22, 1915 - March 8, 1945)

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Marker Text: ​Born on an Ellis County farm, Jack Lummus attended school at Alma and Ennis, and Baylor University on an athletics scholarship. He played minor league baseball in Texas and football for the New York Giants. He joined the U. S. Marines in 1942 and on February 19, 1945, landed with the Fifth Marine Division in the first wave of assault troops on Iwo Jima. On March 8, after fighting without respite for two days and nights, Lummus and his rifle platoon slowly advanced toward a complex of pillboxes before being halted by Japanese forces. Despite injuries from two grenade explosions, Lummus single-handedly destroyed three enemy emplacements before stepping on a land mine, sustaining fatal wounds. His congressional Medal of Honor celebrates his "conspicuous gallantry and tenacious perseverance in the face of overwhelming odds." (1999) 

​Additional Plate: An exhibit with photos of Jack Lummus,, a copy of the citation form, medal of honor and other records are available in the library.

Marker No: 11862

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 32.325249, -96.631401

Location: 501 West Ennis Avenue, Ennis