Timothy John Jacobsen
Sergeant
A CO, 101ST AVN BN, 101ST AVN GROUP, 101ST ABN DIV, USARV Army of the United States Oakland, California February 19, 1950 to May 17, 1972 (Incident Date May 16, 1971) TIMOTHY J JACOBSEN is on the Wall at Panel W1, Line 26 |
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I can't even begin to find the words to describe my brother, Timothy John Jacobsen, also known as "Jake". He was bigger than life. Born to Kermit and Margie Jacobsen, the fifth of eight, the second of two boys, he was "full of it" from the day he was born! He said it was because he had to put up with six sisters.
I was only 14 when he was shot down but memories don't fade, they just get stronger.
He was one of the good guys.
If you knew Tim |
Thank you, my young friend - for my freedom ... and that of my 4 children and 4 grandchildren. The cost of your blood is not in vain ... You are remembered ... and as long as I have breath I will remember ... and talk to others of your's and all the others before you ... blood ...
Thank you all ... Amen. |
Dearest Tim,
Kathie Jacobsen-Wilcox |
The MissionOn 16 May 1971 "A" Company, 101st Aviation Battalion, was tasked with conducting a combat assault insertion of ARVN Marines into a landing zone (LZ) in the vicinity of Hue, Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam. The seventh UH-1H (hull number 68-15491) in line for landing was crewed by
On 24 May a search and recovery team made a ground search and found badly burned human remains outside the wreckage. It was also noted that additional possible remains were trapped under the heavy wreckage. The remains recovered - those outside the wreckage - were later determined to be Vietnamese. The remains trapped within the wreckage could not be recovered because of hostile fire. The four American crewmen were placed in "Missing in Action" status. At the first annual review of their status, the reviewing board concluded that all available evidence indicated the four crewmen had died in the crash. Findings of death were therefore issued on 17 May 1972 for the four men. As of 04 November 2003 their remains have not been repatriated. Two other Americans were killed in the assault, both on the ground after deplaning - 1LT Thomas Kukowski, Montclair, NJ, and CPL David R. Winkle, Bountiful, Utah, from HQ Company, 101st Aviation Group.
Sergeant Timothy John Jacobsen |
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