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May 14, 2023July 6, 2023

Jackson Pokress, 102, World War II photographer, NYPPA Member and North Massapequa Fire Department member has passed away

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We mourn the loss of Jackson Pokress, senior member of the New York Press Photographers Association, and father of past president David Pokress. Jack was a WWII veteran who served in the CBI theater documenting Merrill’s Marauders for the 164th Signal Photo Company. He was 102.

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