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JACOBS, Arthur Lloyd - Date of
birth
9 December 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Glocester, Providence County, Rhode Island -
Hometown
Orleans County, Vermont
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31461870 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
2nd Battalion,
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Müddersheim-Hochkirchen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 15 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jeremiah Jacobs (father)
Mary J. (Brown) Jacobs (mother)
Burton J. Jacobs (brother)
Mary N. Jacobs (sister)
Hughbert J. Jacobs (brother)
Gertrude A. Jacobs (sister)
Stewart J. Jacobs (brother)
Caroline Jacobs (sister)
Beatrice Jacobs (wife)
Malcolm Jacobs (son)
Edwin Jacobs (son)
More information
S/Sgt Arthur L. Jacobs enlisted at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 5 April 1944.He worked on a farm before he enlisted.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / various family trees
Photo source: Aimee Fogg