Kenneth Martin Jacobson
Military
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UPL 38298
"Capt Gruman and crew (Crew 4) of the 614th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 30 September 1944."
Rear L-R: Sgt David Harry Campbell, Unkn, 1Lt Lavata Talmadge "L.T." Melton, Capt James A Gruman, 1Lt Richard James "Andy" Andrews, Unkn, Unkn.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Harwell W Wilton, S/Sgt Richard Robert Ruhmann, S/Sgt Ernest M Snyder, T/Sgt Kenneth Martin Jacobson, Unkn, Unkn.
Rear L-R: Sgt David Harry Campbell, Unkn, 1Lt Lavata Talmadge "L.T." Melton, Capt James A Gruman, 1Lt Richard James "Andy" Andrews, Unkn, Unkn.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Harwell W Wilton, S/Sgt Richard Robert Ruhmann, S/Sgt Ernest M Snyder, T/Sgt Kenneth Martin Jacobson, Unkn, Unkn.
Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12025705 / O-439702
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
North Dakota, USA | 26 December 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Seattle, Washington | 9 March 1943 | Seattle, Washington |
Other Discharged USAAF |
15 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Lacey, WA | 3 December 2005 | |
Buried |
Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, Washington | 6 December 2005 | Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, Washington |
Based |
Framlingham | Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
https://www.fold3.com/record/67193582-kenneth-m-jacobson
https://www.fold3.com/record/90852557-kenneth-m-jacobson
https://www.fold3.com/record/627180536-kenneth-jacobson-1921
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2411
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41589130/kenneth-martin-jacobson
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Wall of Valor form, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2411