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Personal info

Full name
JACOBSON, Robert William
Date of birth
26 May 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Hometown
Rushseba, Chisago County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37173505
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 November 1944
Place of death
Basse-Ham, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 2 44

Immediate family

Members
Peter Jacobson (father)
Selma Jacobson (mother)
Albert E. Jacobson (brother)
Herbert E. Jacobson (brother)

More information

Pfc Robert W. Jacobson worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery