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Personal info

Full name
JACOBSEN, Carl
Date of birth
30 May 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
32021875
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
9th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 March 1945
Place of death
Bad Breisig-Brohl, west bank of Rhine River, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 3 40

Immediate family

Members
Andrew N. Jacobsen (father)

More information

S/Sgt Carl Jacobsen enlisted in Jamaica, New York on 20 February 1941.
He was a clerk before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet