Edward James Jacobs Jr.

Vietnam War
UnitHeavy Photographic Squadron 62
RankCommander U.S. Navy
Entered Service FromMt. Vernon Washington
Date of DeathAugust 25 1967
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes
Commander Jacobs was a member of Heavy Photographic Squadron 62 U.S. Navy. On August 25, 1967, he was the pilot of a Douglas Skywarrior Attack Aircraft (RA-3B) over North Vietnam when contact was lost and the aircraft crashed into the sea. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.