Jack Hamann (born November 9, 1954) is an American television correspondent, documentary producer, and author.
Work His 2005 book On American Soil investigated the August 1944 killing of Italian prisoner of war Guglielmo Olivotto at Fort Lawton in Seattle, Washington, and concludes that the resulting military trial—in which Leon Jaworski was the lead prosecutor—was a miscarriage of justice.Jack Hamann, Rewriting History in 'American Soil', NPR, May 22, 2005. Accessed online January 8, 2012 Whereas Hamann's own 1987 documentary on the subject largely accepted the then-conventional view that Olivotto had been lynched by African-American soldiers, the book went back to primary sources and heavily revised this view.Paula Wissel, Jack Hamann Interview , KPLU, April 27, 2005. Accessed online January 8, 2012 The book led to a congressional review and ultimately the voiding of the court-martial of those soldiers.Emily Fredrix, , Associated Press January 20, 2008. Accessed online 2012-01-08 on boston.com.
Hamann reported for KING-TV from 1983 to 1990.Linda Keene, Airing Dirty Laundry -- Julie Blacklow Resigns With An Attitude, Seattle Times, March 22, 1993. Accessed online 2012-01-08. He also worked for CNN and PBS, and won ten regional Emmy Awards.Daryl Thompson, PRIME TIME Features Local Author, Jack Hamann, Green River Community College, June 1, 2007. Accessed online 2012-01-08.
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See also Fort Lawton Riot
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No Little Things Productions KPLU interview with Hamann about On American Soil , 2005-04-27 2007 Horace Mann Award Recipient - Jack Hamann, Antioch University Seattle Hamann discusses On American Soil at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library