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== Biography ==
== Biography ==
On 1938-1940, he Graduated Eastern High School in Washington, DC. On 2 November 1943, he was naturalized at Hagerstown, MD (5827246). In February 1947, he attended BS Degree, Foreign Service, Georgetown University. In June 1952, he attended MA Degree, Public Administration, American University. Harry Jacobs died several months after seeing the publication of his book. Harry A. Jacobs, born Helmut Jakob, was born in Mannheim, Germany, and emigrated to the United States during the Nazi period. He enlisted at Fort Myer, Virginia, on June 23, 1943, as a private (ASN 33743685). He trained at Camp Ritchie in IPW-Ge Class 12 and completed OB Class 10, qualifying as an Order of Battle analyst. He was promoted to master sergeant in March 1944 and assigned to SHAEF military intelligence in London. Jacobs served with OB Team 24 of the 4th Armored Division and entered combat in July 1944. The timeline places his wartime service in the Ardennes, the Battle of the Bulge, Bastogne, Germany, and Czechoslovakia. He was later attached to CIC Detachment 504 and returned to the United States in late 1945. His documented honors include the Bronze Star Medal, the French Croix de Guerre, a Bronze Star Medal with V-device, and the French Legion of Honor. Jacobs also wrote military-intelligence novels, including ''The Pentagon Brank'' and ''The Raid Toward Prague: May 1945''.
From 1938 to 1940, Harry graduated Eastern High School in Washington, DC. On 2 November 1943, he was naturalized at Hagerstown, MD (5827246). In February 1947, he attended BS Degree, Foreign Service, Georgetown University. In June 1952, he attended MA Degree, Public Administration, American University. Harry Jacobs died several months after seeing the publication of his book. Jacobs, born Helmut Jakob, was born in Mannheim, Germany, and emigrated to the United States during the Nazi period. He enlisted at Fort Myer, Virginia, on June 23, 1943, as a private (ASN 33743685). He trained at Camp Ritchie in IPW-Ge Class 12 and completed OB Class 10, qualifying as an Order of Battle analyst. He was promoted to master sergeant in March 1944 and assigned to SHAEF military intelligence in London. Jacobs served with OB Team 24 of the 4th Armored Division and entered combat in July 1944. He was later attached to CIC Detachment 504 and returned to the United States in late 1945.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==