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Home Town Danville, PA
Last Address Bethesda, MD
Date of Passing Jun 19, 1967
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
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Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Awarded for Actions During World War II
Service: Navy
General Orders: Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 345 (December 1945)
Citation: The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Distinguished Service Medal to Vice Admiral Randall Jacobs, United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Chief of Naval Personnel, from December 1941 to September 1945, and responsible in large measure for the policies and reorganization plans attendant upon the expansion of the United States Navy after the beginning of World War II. Vice Admiral Jacobs administered with brilliant success the procurement, training and distribution of all United States Naval personnel. Capable and thorough in handling this vast man-power problem of the Navy, he applied a high degree of professional skill in formulating plans for manning ships and for a comparable personnel expansion in base forces and shore establishments to service and support the Fleet. Under his experienced and foresighted leadership, approximately 3,000,000 men and women, predominantly recruited from civilian life for war service, were screened for training and placement in billets selected for the most effective application of specialized skills and talents, their morale sustained by the establishment of welfare activities and religious interests.
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
September / 1945
Last Updated: Dec 24, 2023
Personal Memories
Memories Randall Jacobs served in the Atlantic during World War I. During World War II, he was the Chief of Naval Personnel.