Jacob L. Devers
Military Person
1887 – 1979
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Who was Jacob L. Devers?
General Jacob "Jake" Loucks Devers, commander of the 6th Army Group in Europe during World War II. His units were the first United States units to reach the Rhine after D-Day.
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- Born
- Sep 8, 1887
York - Also known as
- Jacob Loucks Devers
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- Lived in
- York
- Died
- Oct 15, 1979
Washington, D.C. - Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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