Jack Dyer was born in Floyd County, Indiana, and grew up there before he joined the war. While Jack E. Dyer was stationed in Fort Worth, Texas, he met Mary Francis Randall, who he married on October 2, 1943. Mary was from Arkansas. The pair never had children. Some of Jack's family remained in contact with Mary in the years after the war. She was a French teacher and never remarried.
Jack was the second oldest child in the family of eight children. They all hunted and fished in the Silver Creek area. Jack's father had been a farmer, but worked on the Monon Railroad for most of Jack's life. The family lived on Blackiston Mill Road, on the north side of Silver Creek (where the post office is). Two acres of the family's property were inherited by the eldest son, Harry. Jack enjoyed visiting the Kamer general store near his home (the present location of Enterprise Rent-a-Car).
His mother, Mabel, upon receiving the telegram of her son's death, chose not to believe it. She never gave up that he must be alive. Jack's father passed away on February 15, 1943. Mabel died seven years later, in 1950.
His mother, Mabel, upon receiving the telegram of her son's death, chose not to believe it. She never gave up that he must be alive. Jack's father passed away on February 15, 1943. Mabel died seven years later, in 1950.
Jack's siblings didn't partake in the war like he did, with the exception of John Herbert Dyer who joined the army. The youngest, Bob, married Barbara, living near Louisville. Bob was the same age as some of the elder siblings' children. John became a freelance landscaper in Louisville. Jack's sister Jean moved to Las Vegas and mothered several children, while his other sister, Elizabeth, was a hairdresser in Arizona. His final sister was Thelma, who had two kids named Charles and Carole.