Oral history interview with Ralph Jacobsen [sound recording], 1996.

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Oral history interview with Ralph Jacobsen [sound recording], 1996.

Ralph Jacobsen, a Stoughton, Wis. native, discusses his World War II service as a pilot with the 389th Bomb Group, 565th Bomb Squadron in Europe, and his later experiences as a student veteran at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 45 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips.Transcript : 21 p.Military Papers : 0.1 linear ft. (1 folder)Master sound recording : 1 sound cassette (ca. 45 min.) : analog, 1 7/8 ips.

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