African American. Alaska Highway. Company A. Born: January 19, 1913, St. John, KS. Died: November 4, 1979, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri. Enlisted: (1) March 31, 1942 and (2) March 27, 1946, Regular Army, Quartermaster Corps and discharged December 19, 1961.
Education: three years high school. Civilian occupation: In 1940 he was a laborer with a garbage collection company. His father was Ola Jacobs, laborer with a packing house, but he retired from Wilbert Vault Company. His mother was Myrtle Jacobs, a domestic for a private family.
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