Douglas T. Jacobson
US Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Died when: 74 years 257 days (896 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Major Douglas Thomas Jacobson (November 25, 1925 – August 20, 2000) was a United States Marine who earned the United States' highest military honor — the Medal of Honor — for his heroic actions on Iwo Jima during World War II. "Private First Class Jacobson destroyed a total of sixteen enemy positions and annihilated approximately seventy-five Japanese, thereby contributing essentially to the success of his division's operations." He was presented the Medal of Honor by President Harry S.
Truman on October 5, 1945.
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