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JACOBIUS, Herman Lawrence - Date of
birth
1916 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
New York City, New York County, New York -
Hometown
Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-498544 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Medical Detachment,
307th Airborne Engineer Battalion,
82nd Airborne Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 September 1944 - Place of
death
The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| M | 3 | 8 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Lawrence Jacobius (father)
Beatrice (Muffson) Jacobius (mother)
Henry Jacobius (brother)
Biography
--More information
Cpt Herman L. Jacobius enlisted in New York.Filed U.S. patent US2206282 for the "method and means for testing sugar" on May 24, 1938 at the U.S. Patent Office.
The Herman L. Jacobius Prize in Pathology at the Weill Cornell Medical College was established in 1945 by a gift from Dr. Lawrence Jacobius in memory of his son, Dr. Herman Jacobius of the class of 1939, who gave his life in the Netherlands in World War II. The prize is awarded to the student in the third or fourth year class, who, in the opinion of the Department of Pathology, merits recognition for the highest scholastic attainment and outstanding performance in pathology.
Captain Jacobius served for a battalion aidstation and was killed during a German Air attack.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Molenhoek, Netherlands Block B, Row 2, Grave 23.
Source of information: Jac Engels, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.307th.org, www.ancestry.com - Jewish Servicemen Card / Headstone and Interment Record, www.bevrijdingsmuseum.nl
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.307th.org, www.warmemorial.columbia.edu