Jacobson, Larry Bruce
Army Specialist 5
Larry Bruce Jacobson, age 21, from North Dakota, Renville county.
Service era: Vietnam
Date of death: Wednesday, August 26, 1970
Source: National Archives
Jacobson, Larry Bruce
Alexander, Robert L.
Army Private 1st class
Robert L. Alexander from North Dakota, Renville county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Friday, July 7, 1944
Death details: On June 21, 2022, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Private First Class Robert L. Alexander, missing from World War II. Private First Class Alexander entered the U.S. Army from North Dakota and served with Company A, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division. On July 7, 1945, he was killed in action during the Battle of Saipan as his unit defended against a Japanese attack in the area of Tanapag. PFC Alexander’s remains were not recovered or identified following his loss. In 2019, the DPAA disinterred a set of unidentified remains that had been recovered from Saipan and buried at the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines. The remains were accessioned into the DPAA laboratory, where they were identified as those of PFC Alexander.
Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial
Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency