He served as a platoon leader in the 82nd Airborne Division, executive officer of an infantry battalion in the 7th Infantry Division, and commanded the 4th Battalion 10th Infantry in Panama. Army in 1966 as a Second Lieutenant through the ROTC program. "Given the significance of the Jacobus Vanderveer House and Pluckemin Artillery Park in United States military history, it is entirely fitting that we honor a widely respected military hero like Colonel Jacobs at the French Alliance Ball," commented Robin Ray, President of the Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House Board of Trustees.Ĭolonel Jacobs holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Rutgers University and entered the U.S. Colonel Jacobs resides in Far Hills with his wife, Susan.
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