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Marine 1stLt Joseph Edward Jacobson.
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VMF-212 returned to the United States in November 1942 and remained on the West Coast until June 1943 when they sailed for Midway Atoll. The squadron remained on Midway for two months and then returned to Espiritu Santo. By August 1943, VMF-212 was back in the Solomon Islands where they participated in the campaigns to retake Vella Lavella and Bougainville. From October 20 through November 27, 1943 the squadron was based out of Barakoma Airfield and supported operations in the Treasury Islands, Choiseul and Bougainville.
JACOBSON, Joseph E, First Lieutenant, O-014887, USMC, from West Virginia, Manila American Cemetery + JACOBSON, Joseph E, 1STLT, O-014887, USMC, from West Virginia, location Solomon Islands, date of loss October 30, 1943 + JACOBSON, Joseph Edward, 14887, POW & MPDet, HQ USMC, Washington DC, January 11, 1946, missing-killed in action + JACOBSON, Joseph Edward, 1st Lieutenant, USMCR. Parents, Dr. and Mrs. Carl A. Jacobson, 447 Cedar St., Morgantown, WVa
