Douglas T. Jacobson
Military Person
1925 – 2000
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Who was Douglas T. Jacobson?
Major Douglas Thomas Jacobson was a United States Marine who earned the United States' highest military honor — the Medal of Honor — for his heroic actions on Iwo Jima during World War II. "Private First Class Jacobson destroyed a total of sixteen enemy positions and annihilated approximately seventy-five Japanese, thereby contributing essentially to the success of his division's operations." He was presented the Medal of Honor by President Harry S. Truman on October 5, 1945.
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- Born
- Nov 25, 1925
Rochester - Also known as
- Douglas Thomas Jacobson
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Rochester
- Died
- Aug 20, 2000
Port Charlotte - Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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