Individual Details
William George "Willie" JACOMB
(19 Nov 1896 - )
Events
| Birth | 19 Nov 1896 | New York City, New York | |||
| Miscellaneous | 16 Jan 1900 | arrived on the SS Parisian from New York with his parents - the Port of Liverpool | |||
| Residence | 1901 | with his parents - Drybrook, Gloucestershire | |||
| Residence | 1911 | with his mother - The Cross, Drybrook, Gloucestershire | |||
| Occupation | 1911 | post boy in colliery - Drybrook, Gloucestershire | |||
| Miscellaneous | 31 Jul 1912 | departed aboard the SS Haverford bound for Philadelphia - the Port of Liverpool |  | ||
| Military | 7 May 1917 | enlisting | | ||
| Residence | From 1920 to 1925 | with his mother and stepfather - 416, North Mahoning Avenue, Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio | |||
| Occupation | 1920 | heater in a steel mill - Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio | |||
| Residence (family) | From 1937 to 1941 | 1118, May Street, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana - Evelyn Blanche | |||
| Occupation | 1937 | heater in a steel mill - Hammond, Lake County, Indiana | |||
| Occupation | From 1939 to 1941 | steel and iron worker - Hammond, Lake County, Indiana | |||
| Residence (family) | 27 Apr 1942 | 618, Sibley Street, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana - Evelyn Blanche | |||
| Residence (family) | From 1943 to 1954 | 6548, Columbia Avenue, Hammond, Lake County, Indiana - Evelyn Blanche | |||
| Occupation | 1954 | watchman - Hammond, Lake County, Indiana | |||
| Residence (family) | 1959 | 2433, 169th Street, Hammond, Indiana - Evelyn Blanche | |||
| Occupation | 1959 | checker for the Wilputte Company - Hammond, Lake County, Indiana | |||
| Marriage | Evelyn Blanche |
Families
| Spouse | Evelyn Blanche (1892 - 1972) |
| Father | Edward George JACOMB (1870 - 1905) |
| Mother | Mabel Esther MOORE (1873 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Gordon Edward Bruce JACOMB (1895 - ) |
| Sibling | Gwendoline Emma JACOMB (1902 - ) |
| Sibling | Cyril Waring JACOMB (1904 - 1984) |
Notes
Miscellaneous
Willie, occupation "clerk", traveled alone.Military
Name: Jacomb, William G.Date of Birth: 1897Place of Birth: New York, New York;
Home of Record: Warren, Ohio;
ID Number assigned for National Guard: 023098;
Race: White;
Age at time of Induction: 20 years and 6 months;
Prior Military Service: Ohio National Guard;
Prior Military Military Unit: Machine Gun Company, 10th Infantry (Ohio National Guard);
Prior Rank: Private;
Note: Ohio National Guard mobilized. MG Company 19th Infantry (ONG) converted to Active Duty Unit.
Note: Active Duty Unit: Machine Gun Company, 166th Infantry;
Date of Mobilization: 7 May 1917, Youngstown, Ohio;
Assignment: Machine Gun Company Company, 166th Inf;
Dates of Unit Service: 7 May 1917 - 5 May 1919;
Battle Campaigns:
(1) Champagne-Marne;
(2) St. Mihiel;
(3) Meuse-Argonne;
(4) Defensive Sector;
Participated in Combat with American Expeditionary Force (AEF): 29 Oct 1917 - 25 Apr 1919;
Date of Discharge: 23 May 1919;
Type of Discharge: Honorable
Awarded World War I Victory Medal;