Battise, Jack Adam, Sr, 1927-2014
Biography
Jack Adam Battise, Sr was a member of the Turkey Clan of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe and lived on the reservation in Polk County, Texas. He enlisted in the Army Air Corp serving honorably in the Phillipines during World War II. He served one term on the Alabama-Coushatta Tribal Council, where he encouraged tourism.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Jack Battise, Undated
A man identified as Jack Battise wears a red shirt and a feather headdress and holds a drum.
Tribal Dance Square, Undated
A man identified as Jack Battise wearing red and a feather headdress stands on the left of the entrance to a open area surrounded by a wooden palisade. A woman idnetified as Leona Sylestine, 1934-2011, in traditional dress stands on the right of the entrance.