Name:
LeRoy E. Jacobson
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O1323574
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-06-06
State:
Washington
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
G
Row:
22
Grave:
28
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
LeRoy E. Jacobson entered the military service in Washington. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Second Lieutenant in the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on June 6, 1944 during the invasion on Omaha Beach, France and is now buried in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.