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Frederick
Phillip
Jacobs
April 14, 1918

–

Born:

Memphis

, 

Tennessee

Home:

Grider

, 

Arkansas

Frederick Jacobs graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1914.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant Commander

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 14 (VF-14)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Wasp (CV-18)

    Action Date:

    November 5, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 365 (July 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Commander Frederick P. Jacobs, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Fighting Squadron FOURTEEN (VF-14), embarked in U.S.S. WASP (CV-18), over the Philippine Islands on 5 November 1944.