| Kurt R. Jacobs | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1909 Germany |
| Died | 1944 |
| Nativity | Germany |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 12207399 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Rank at Ritchie | Private |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 19 (16 May – 13 July 1944), 20 (19 June – 16 August 1944) |
| Section | 5E (19); 5D (20) |
| Enlisted | Buffalo, New York |
| Team | IPW 154 |
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Kurt R. Jacobs (1909–1944) was a Ritchie Boy (from Germany; Jewish) who trained at Camp Ritchie in class 19; 20 and served with IPW Team 154.
Biography
From 1932 to 1933, he studied Law at University of Paris. He studied radio in Buffalo, N. He buried at the American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium. He Graduated Berlin University (LLB). Worked as clothing designer and manager of clothes store. He told 6 German soldiers to execute Zappler and Jacobs a few meters further. "Zappler and Jacobs were with MIS etousa. The German POW's told Hauptman Bruns that there were 2Jewish men among the Americans. Stephen Dickerman Stange has sent a request for information related to the incident cited in Bruce Henderson's book, Sons and Soldiers, where two German-Jewish Ritchie Boys became POWs, were identified as being Jewish, and were murdered.
Research notes
- KIA Murdered as POW
Gallery
Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Approx Age at Death | 35 |
| Nara ASN | 12207399 |
| Nara Name | JACOBS KURT R |
| Nara State | 23 |
| Nara County | 29 |
| Nara POE | 2309 |
| Nara DOE | 131142 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| Nara Grade Code | 8 |
| Nara Branch Alpha | SC |
| Nara Branch Code | 90 |
| Branch | Signal Corps |
| Nara Term or Enlistment | 0 |
| Term of enlistment | Unknown |
| Defer. Date | 3 |
| Nara Source | 0 |
| Nara Nativity | N1 |
| Nara Year of Birth | 9 |
| Nara Race | 1 |
| Nara Race Description | White citizen |
| Nara Education | 8 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 46 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 69 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 191 |
| Class_ASN | 12207399 |
| Class_Name | JACOBS, Kurt R.; JACOBS, Kurt |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Timeline
- 28 November 1944 Assigned to IPW Team 154 attached to 106th Infantry Division.
- 28 November 1944 Assigned to IPW Team 154 attached to 106th Infantry.
- 4 September 1944 Assigned to DEML. Promoted to S/Sgt.
- 5/1944 Assigned to Class 19 Section 5E.
- 19.
- 20.
- Buried at the American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.
- Division.
Sources
- Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
- Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
- NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
- 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
- Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2017-09-03 (1 post)
- Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2019-06-06 (3 posts)
- Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-03-08 (1 post)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Kurt R. Jacobs for Camp Ritchie (private research document; 2 source documents reviewed)
- Dan Gross, Timeline of Jacobs, Kurt R. for Camp Ritchie (private research files; selected non-private narrative findings; 2 source files: KURT R. JACOBS (2021).doc, KURT R. JACOBS.doc)