From book of Obituaries by R.H. Haralson located in the History Room of the Bolivar-Hardeman County Library.
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Ellis C. (Mack) Jacobs
Sep 25, 1944
Memorial services were held for Sgt. Ellis C. Jacobs at West Memorial Church Sunday Nov. 19. He was killed in action in Holland Sept. 25, 1944. Rev. McKnight Fite pastor of the Grand Junction Baptist Church conducted the services.
Sgt Jacobs was in a Glider Inf. Regiment, one of the airborne divisions. His division landed in France on D-Day. In September, he landed in Holland with the 1st Airborne Army.
He was the son of the late Thomas L. Jacobs of Saulsbury. He leaves three brothers and two sisters. J.P. Jacobs of Mt Airy N.C. Corp. Thomas W. Jacobs somewhere in Germany Lieut Woodrow Jacobs of Kennedy Veterans Hospital in Mphs. Mrs. W.B. Clark of Saulsbury, Mrs. J.W. Brock of Saulsbury
Flowers for the service were placed on his father's and mother's graves.
While in the hospital in England Lieut Jacobs talked with his brother Sgt Jacobs twice after his unit was brought back from France.
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(Veghel, Holland- place of death while defending a bridge against counterattack, killed by artillery shell shrapnel; 401st Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne)
"Finally, on September 17th, 1944 the 1-401st was again called into combat. This time they would arrive in gliders. 933 gliders were used by the 101st AB for operation MARKET-GARDEN with over 750 of these hitting the landing zone or within 1 mile of it. The 1-401st would fight for 72 days keeping the corridor open in the Zon-Veghel area of Holland for British XXX Corps. The fighting to keep it open was extremely heavy...":
http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/401/401.html
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Following says he was Company A:
http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/401/401_honor.html
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Appears he was 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment and 401st Glider Infantry Regiment.
I have digital picture copies of his funeral/burial.
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Ellis C. (Mack) Jacobs
Sep 25, 1944
Memorial services were held for Sgt. Ellis C. Jacobs at West Memorial Church Sunday Nov. 19. He was killed in action in Holland Sept. 25, 1944. Rev. McKnight Fite pastor of the Grand Junction Baptist Church conducted the services.
Sgt Jacobs was in a Glider Inf. Regiment, one of the airborne divisions. His division landed in France on D-Day. In September, he landed in Holland with the 1st Airborne Army.
He was the son of the late Thomas L. Jacobs of Saulsbury. He leaves three brothers and two sisters. J.P. Jacobs of Mt Airy N.C. Corp. Thomas W. Jacobs somewhere in Germany Lieut Woodrow Jacobs of Kennedy Veterans Hospital in Mphs. Mrs. W.B. Clark of Saulsbury, Mrs. J.W. Brock of Saulsbury
Flowers for the service were placed on his father's and mother's graves.
While in the hospital in England Lieut Jacobs talked with his brother Sgt Jacobs twice after his unit was brought back from France.
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(Veghel, Holland- place of death while defending a bridge against counterattack, killed by artillery shell shrapnel; 401st Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne)
"Finally, on September 17th, 1944 the 1-401st was again called into combat. This time they would arrive in gliders. 933 gliders were used by the 101st AB for operation MARKET-GARDEN with over 750 of these hitting the landing zone or within 1 mile of it. The 1-401st would fight for 72 days keeping the corridor open in the Zon-Veghel area of Holland for British XXX Corps. The fighting to keep it open was extremely heavy...":
http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/401/401.html
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Following says he was Company A:
http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/401/401_honor.html
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Appears he was 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment and 401st Glider Infantry Regiment.
I have digital picture copies of his funeral/burial.
From book of Obituaries by R.H. Haralson located in the History Room of the Bolivar-Hardeman County Library.
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Ellis C. (Mack) Jacobs
Sep 25, 1944
Memorial services were held for Sgt. Ellis C. Jacobs at West Memorial Church Sunday Nov. 19. He was killed in action in Holland Sept. 25, 1944. Rev. McKnight Fite pastor of the Grand Junction Baptist Church conducted the services.
Sgt Jacobs was in a Glider Inf. Regiment, one of the airborne divisions. His division landed in France on D-Day. In September, he landed in Holland with the 1st Airborne Army.
He was the son of the late Thomas L. Jacobs of Saulsbury. He leaves three brothers and two sisters. J.P. Jacobs of Mt Airy N.C. Corp. Thomas W. Jacobs somewhere in Germany Lieut Woodrow Jacobs of Kennedy Veterans Hospital in Mphs. Mrs. W.B. Clark of Saulsbury, Mrs. J.W. Brock of Saulsbury
Flowers for the service were placed on his father's and mother's graves.
While in the hospital in England Lieut Jacobs talked with his brother Sgt Jacobs twice after his unit was brought back from France.
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(Veghel, Holland- place of death while defending a bridge against counterattack, killed by artillery shell shrapnel; 401st Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne)
"Finally, on September 17th, 1944 the 1-401st was again called into combat. This time they would arrive in gliders. 933 gliders were used by the 101st AB for operation MARKET-GARDEN with over 750 of these hitting the landing zone or within 1 mile of it. The 1-401st would fight for 72 days keeping the corridor open in the Zon-Veghel area of Holland for British XXX Corps. The fighting to keep it open was extremely heavy...":
http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/401/401.html
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Following says he was Company A:
http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/401/401_honor.html
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Appears he was 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment and 401st Glider Infantry Regiment.
I have digital picture copies of his funeral/burial.
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Ellis C. (Mack) Jacobs
Sep 25, 1944
Memorial services were held for Sgt. Ellis C. Jacobs at West Memorial Church Sunday Nov. 19. He was killed in action in Holland Sept. 25, 1944. Rev. McKnight Fite pastor of the Grand Junction Baptist Church conducted the services.
Sgt Jacobs was in a Glider Inf. Regiment, one of the airborne divisions. His division landed in France on D-Day. In September, he landed in Holland with the 1st Airborne Army.
He was the son of the late Thomas L. Jacobs of Saulsbury. He leaves three brothers and two sisters. J.P. Jacobs of Mt Airy N.C. Corp. Thomas W. Jacobs somewhere in Germany Lieut Woodrow Jacobs of Kennedy Veterans Hospital in Mphs. Mrs. W.B. Clark of Saulsbury, Mrs. J.W. Brock of Saulsbury
Flowers for the service were placed on his father's and mother's graves.
While in the hospital in England Lieut Jacobs talked with his brother Sgt Jacobs twice after his unit was brought back from France.
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(Veghel, Holland- place of death while defending a bridge against counterattack, killed by artillery shell shrapnel; 401st Glider Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne)
"Finally, on September 17th, 1944 the 1-401st was again called into combat. This time they would arrive in gliders. 933 gliders were used by the 101st AB for operation MARKET-GARDEN with over 750 of these hitting the landing zone or within 1 mile of it. The 1-401st would fight for 72 days keeping the corridor open in the Zon-Veghel area of Holland for British XXX Corps. The fighting to keep it open was extremely heavy...":
http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/401/401.html
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Following says he was Company A:
http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/401/401_honor.html
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Appears he was 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment and 401st Glider Infantry Regiment.
I have digital picture copies of his funeral/burial.
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