Eugene C. Jacobs papers, 1948-1988.

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Eugene C. Jacobs papers, 1948-1988.

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Miscellaneous articles concerning his experiences as prisoner of war in the Philippines, Japan, and Manchuria during World War II; also visual materials.

.2 linear ft.

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Jacobs, Eugene C.

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Colonel (COL) Eugene C. Jacobs, MD, graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1929. He joined the Army Medical Corps in 1934 and served as the personal physician to General MacArthur from October 1941 to December 1941. He was a prisoner of war (POW) of the Japanese from 20 July 1942 to 20 August 1945, serving as the Chief, Medical Service, Japanese Prisoner of War (POW) Camp No.1 Hospital, Cabanatuan from 1942 to1944. He was transferred to prison camps in Moji and Fukuoka, Japa...