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JACOBS, Frederick Estel - Date of
birth
18 January 1918 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
North College Hill, Hamilton County, Ohio -
Hometown
North College Hill, Hamilton County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35978483 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
740th Tank Battalion
-
Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
29 May 1946 - Place of
death
Limburg an der Lahn, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 29 | 17 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Rufus H. Jacobs (father)
Anna M. (Wolf) Jacobs (mother)
Mabel A. Jacobs (sister)
Mary J. Jacobs (sister)
Grace V. Jacobs (sister)
Jeanette (Schehl) Jacobs (wife)
Mark Jacobs (son)
More information
Cpl Frederick E. Jacobs graduated from North College Hill High School and worked as a foreman in a machine factory.He enlisted at Fort Hayes, Ohio on 28 March 1945.
He died from a heart attack a month before his discharge.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com -1930/ 1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Damaris Acevedo / Hudson Louie