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JACOBS, Thomas J - Date of
birth
16 July 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Butler County, Ohio -
Hometown
Butler County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35877873 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 October 1944 - Place of
death
Rambervillers, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 8 | 26 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George T. Jacobs (father)
Ada M. (Fread) Jacobs (mother)
Robert C. Jacobs (brother)
Zelma M. Jacobs (sister)
Leroy Jacobs (brother)
More information
Pvt Thomas J. Jacobs worked on a farm before he enlisted in Cincinnati, Ohio on 9 October 1943.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Robert C. Jacobs, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy