Jacob, Melvin C., 1926-
Biographical notes:
Jacob (b.1926) was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, grew up in Detroit, and served with the Marine Corps during World War II.
Aboard the USS Indianapolis when it was sunk by a torpedo, he waited for rescue for five days. After the war he settled in Madison (Wisconsin), worked at Oscar Mayer for thirty-two years, and became chief flight instructor at Four Lakes Aviation (later bought by Wisconsin Aviation).
From the description of Oral history interview with Melvin Jacob, [videorecording], 2002. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 695419595
Jacob (b.1926) was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, grew up in Detroit, and served with the Marine Corps during World War II.
Aboard the USS Indianapolis when it was sunk by a torpedo, he waited for rescue for five days. After the war he settled in Madison (Wisconsin), worked at Oscar Mayer for thirty-two years, and became chief flight instructor at Four Lakes Aviation (later bought by Wisconsin Aviation).
From the description of Oral history interview with Melvin C. Jacob [sound recording], 1999. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 61154977
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Subjects:
- Atomic bomb
- Marines
- Shark attacks
- Shipwrecks
- Survival
- Veterans
- War memorials
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
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- Michigan--Detroit (as recorded)
- Wisconsin--Manitowoc (as recorded)
- Pacific Area (as recorded)
- Pacific Area (as recorded)
- Indiana--Indianapolis (as recorded)
- Wisconsin--Madison (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Wisconsin--Madison (as recorded)
- Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
- Michigan--Detroit (as recorded)
- Indiana--Indianapolis (as recorded)
- Wisconsin--Manitowoc (as recorded)
- Pacific Ocean (as recorded)
