Name:
Arthur L. Jacobs
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
31461870
Unit:
16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1945-03-01
State:
Vermont
Cemetery:
Henri Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
C
Row:
15
Grave:
1
Decoration:
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Comments:
Arthur L. Jacobs was born on 1914 in Vermont, USA. He enlisted in the Army on April 5, 1944 at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. He was noted as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Married. Arthur served as a Staff Sergeant, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, U.S. Army during World War II. He resided in Orleans County, Vermont prior to the war. Arthur was "Killed In Action" during the war and was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.