 On September 18, 1976, he was inducted into the Civil Air Patrol Auxiliary-USAF Hall of Honor.Smilin' Jack was originally Mack Martin, in On the Wing, but "Chicago Tribune" editor Joseph Medill Patterson did not like the original title, so on December 31, 1933, the name was changed to Jack Martin, and the strip was retitled "The Adventures of Smilin' Jack" after its creator, who had been nicknamed "Smilin' Zack" by his colleagues.In later years it was simply known as Smilin' Jack.