Jacob, Melvin C., 1926-

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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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creatorOf Jacob, Melvin C., 1926-. Oral history interview with Melvin Jacob, [videorecording], 2002. Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center
creatorOf Jacob, Melvin C., 1926-. Oral history interview with Melvin C. Jacob [sound recording], 1999. Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center
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associatedWith McIntosh, James F., person
associatedWith McVay, Charles B. (Charles Butler), 1868-1949. person
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Michigan--Detroit
Wisconsin--Manitowoc
Pacific Area
Pacific Area
Indiana--Indianapolis
Wisconsin--Madison
United States
United States
Wisconsin--Madison
Pacific Ocean
Michigan--Detroit
Indiana--Indianapolis
Wisconsin--Manitowoc
Pacific Ocean
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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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Birth 1926

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