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Fickel, Jacob Earl "Jake"

Date of birth:
January 31st, 1883 (Des Moines/Iowa, United States)
Date of death:
August 7th, 1956 (Wiesbaden/Hessen, West-Germany)
Buried on:
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Plot: B. Grave: 223A.
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

Military career:
1901: Enlisted
1911: First lieutenant
1916: Captain
1917: Major (temporary)
1918: Lieutenant colonel (temporary)
15 april 1920: Captain
1 juli 1920: Major
1930: Lieutenant colonel
1935: Colonel
Maart 1939: Brigadier general (temporary)
1 oktober 1940: Major General (temporary)
1 September 1946: Retired

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National Defense Service Medal (NDSM)

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