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== Timeline == | |||
* 6/23/1943 Enlisted as Pvt (ASN 33743685) at Fort Myer, VA. (Dan Gross private research timeline; HARRY JACOBS - 16.doc, page unknown; paragraph 12) | |||
* 9/27/1943 Started Class 12 (IPW-Ge). (Dan Gross private research timeline; HARRY JACOBS - 16.doc, page unknown; paragraph 15) | |||
* 2/17/44 Completed Class 10 (OB), qualified as Order of Battle Analyst. (Dan Gross private research timeline; HARRY JACOBS - 16.doc, page unknown; paragraph 19) | |||
* 3/13/44 Alerted for overseas deployment, promoted to M/Sgt. (Dan Gross private research timeline; HARRY JACOBS - 16.doc, page unknown; paragraph 20) | |||
* 4/6/44 Ordered to Camp Kilmer for shipment to ETO as part of 3-man OB Team together with 2nd Lt. (later Capt) Alfred Maul (1916-1975) and S/Sgt Alfred Launer (1922-2001). (Dan Gross private research timeline; HARRY JACOBS - 16.doc, page unknown; paragraph 21) | |||
* 4/6/44 Ordered to Camp Kilmer for shipment to ETO as part of 3-man OB Team together with 2nd Lt. (later Capt) Alfred Maul (1916-1975) and S/Sgt Alfred Launer (1922-2001). (Dan Gross private research timeline; HARRY JACOBS - 16.doc, page unknown; paragraph 21) | |||
* 4/6/44 Ordered to Camp Kilmer for shipment to ETO as part of 3-man OB Team together with 2nd Lt. (later Capt) Alfred Maul (1916-1975) and S/Sgt Alfred Launer (1922-2001). (Dan Gross private research timeline; HARRY JACOBS - 16.doc, page unknown; paragraph 21) | |||
* 4/17/1944 Reported and assigned to SHAEF (MIS) in London. (Dan Gross private research timeline; HARRY JACOBS - 16.doc, page unknown; paragraph 23) | |||
* 4/17/44 Assigned to Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF), Military Intelligence Service in London. (Dan Gross private research timeline; HARRY JACOBS - short.doc, page unknown; paragraph 16) | |||
* Assigned to new OB Team 24 for duty with 4th Armored Division (3rd Army) along with 2nd Lt. Alfred Maul in charge. (S/Sgt Launer transferred from OB Team 24 to OB Team 4 on 5/13/44). (Dan Gross private research timeline; HARRY JACOBS - 16.doc, page unknown; paragraph 26) | |||
* 5/18/44 Assigned to newly established OB Team 24 for duty with 4th Armored Division (3rd Army). (Dan Gross private research timeline; HARRY JACOBS - short.doc, page unknown; paragraph 18) | |||
* 7/4/44 Pvt Harry B. Levine (1906-1993) assigned to OB 24 from OB 33 (78th Infantry Div). (Dan Gross private research timeline; HARRY JACOBS - 16.doc, page unknown; paragraph 27) | |||
* 7/11/44 4th Armored (“Spearhead”) Division landed at Utah Beach. Entered combat on 7/17/44. (Dan Gross private research timeline; HARRY JACOBS - 16.doc, page unknown; paragraph 28) | |||
* 7/11/44 4th Armored Division landed at Utah Beach. Entered combat on 7/17/1944. (Dan Gross private research timeline; HARRY JACOBS - short.doc, page unknown; paragraph 19) | |||
* 7/11/44 4th Armored Division landed at Utah Beach. Entered combat on 7/17/44. (Dan Gross private research timeline; HARRY JACOBS.doc, page unknown; paragraph 26) | |||
* 8/17/44 Cpl Levine was hurt in jeep accident and evacuated to a hospital. (Dan Gross private research timeline; HARRY JACOBS - 16.doc, page unknown; paragraph 29) | |||
* 10/30/1945 Awarded French Croix de Guerre. (Dan Gross private research timeline; HARRY JACOBS - 16.doc, page unknown; paragraph 40) | |||
* 10/30/45 Awarded French Croix de Guerre. (Dan Gross private research timeline; HARRY JACOBS - short.doc, page unknown; paragraph 28) | |||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2018-11-26 (1 post) | * Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2018-11-26 (1 post) | ||
* Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-08-06 (1 post) | * Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-08-06 (1 post) | ||
* Dan Gross, ''Timeline of Harry A Jacobs for Camp Ritchie'' (private research document; 3 source documents reviewed) | |||