Jack Hall

Jack Stephens Hall was a 23-year US naval officer, pilot, flight instructor, and it is documented at the Naval Aviation Museum that he was the first announcer/narrator for the 1946 Blue Angel air shows. He had also announced many Blue Angel air shows in the 1950's and even as late as 1968 at Corry Field. He had been a fighter and bomber pilot in both WW2 and Korea, a flight instructor to several Blue Angel pilots, and an instructor in nighttime maneuvers to England's Royal Air Force in the 1950's. His last military assignment was as Administrative Officer at Saufley Field from 1962-64, just before his retirement at the rank of Commander. He married Mary Frances Coady, a career RN from Fernandina Beach, and they had six children. In his civilian years, Cdr Hall was a 1968 graduate of the University of West Florida and a 1970 graduate of Louisiana State University, also professor of business at Pensacola Junior College, treasurer for the Fireman's Fund, 4th-degree member of the Knights of Columbus, and member of the Human Relations Commission, Action '76, and Kiwanis Club. He died of cancer at age sixty-four on January 3, 1984.[File:Daduni4s.jpg]]