After six months of readings, working together with other teams online, and trying to find out as much as we could about our soldier, our group went to the National Archives in College Park, Maryland. There we found lots of primary documents, and were thus able to glean a better idea of what happened to Leroy Jacobson.
Research
A Distant Shore: African Americans of D-Day. Directed by Douglas T. Cohen. Produced by Louis C. Tarantino and Douglas T. Cohen. The History Channel, 2007. Film.
Ambrose, Stephen E. Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2001.
Ambrose, Stephen E. “Eisenhower, the Intelligence Community, and the D-Day Invasion.” The Wisconsin Magazine of History (Summer 1981), 261-277.
"THE BOEING STORY." The National WWII Museum. National WWII Museum New Orleans, n.d. Web. 10 Aug. 2014.
http://www.nationalww2museum.org/us-freedom-pavilion-the-boeing-center/the-boeing-story.html boeing pic
Bradshear, Greg. “Monuments Men and Nazi Treasures.” Prologue (Summer 2013), 12-21.
Buckley, Gail. American Patriots: The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm. New York: Random House, 2002.
Coddington, Nick. July 2014. Photos.
Casserly, Dr. Brian. "Mobilizing the Region: The American West during World War II." Home Page. N.p., 31 Dec. 2008. Web. 10 Aug. 2014.
http://faculty.washington.edu/bcasserl/HIST498/home.shtml hanford photo
Eisenhower, Dwight D. Crusade in Europe. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997.
Gilbert, Martin. The Second World War: A Complete History. New York: Holt, 1989.
Hemingway, Ernest. Voyage to Victory: An Eyewitness Report of the Battle for a Normandy Beachhead. New York: Collier’s, 1944.
Historylink.org. Fort Lewis. 1941. photo.
Howard, Michael. “A Thirty Years’ War?: The Two World Wars in Historical Perspective.” Transactions of the Royal Historical Society (1993), 171-184.
Kershaw, Alex. The Bedford Boys: One American Town’s Ultimate D-Day Sacrifice. Cambridge: Da Capo Press, 2003.
Kindig, Jessie. "Northwest Antiwar History: Chapter 2." Antiwar History: WWII. University of Washington, n.d. Web. 10 Aug. 2014.
http://depts.washington.edu/antiwar/pnwhistory_wwii.shtml university of washington pic
"Maritime Stories: 'Boatbuilding Returns to Tacoma." December 2, 2013. Photo.
Mauldin, Bill. Up Front. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2000.
National Archives. College Park, MD. June 2014.
"Omaha Beach June 6 1944." Omaha Beach June 6 1944. WPClipart, n.d. Web. 10 Aug. 2014.
http://www.wpclipart.com/armed_services/Navy/Omaha_beach_June_6_1944.png.html d-day pic
Osmont, Marie-Louise. The Normandy Diary of Marie-Louise Osmont: 1940-1944. New York: Random House, 1994.
Pyle, Ernie. Brave Men. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2001.
Reporting World War II: American Journalism 1938-1946. New York: Library of America, 2001.
Roberts, Mary Louise. What Soldiers Do. Chicago: University of Chicago, 2013.
Ross, Ora. "Toronto Real Estate with Mulholland | Ross." Canada Day. Toronto Real Estate with Mulholland | Ross, 2011. Web. 10 Aug. 2014.
http://northyorkliving.com/tag/canada-day/ canada flag pic
"Queen Anne." UrbanCondoSpaces. Seattle Condo Blog, 2012. Web. 10 Aug. 2014.
http://www.urbancondospaces.com/neighborhoods/queen-anne/ queen anne hs pic
Chief Robert F. Sargent. "Pope Francis Honors Each of the Soldiers of D-Day." :: Catholic News Agency (CNA). CNA, n.d. Web. 10 Aug. 2014.
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-francis-honors-each-of-the-soldiers-of-d-day/ 2nd pic of e company
Saving Private Ryan. Directed by Stephen Spielberg. Produced by Ian Bryce and Bonnie Curtis. Dreamworks SKG, 1998. Film.
Seattle Magazine. "Seattle Remembers the Japanese Internment." February 2012. Photo. MOHAI.
Seattle Times. Vital Statistics. July 18, 1944.
Stokesbury, James L. A Short History of World War II. New York: Harper, 1980.
Sulzberger, C. L. “Europe: The New Dark Continent.” The New York Times (18 March 1945), SM3.
Terkel, Studs. “The Good War:” An Oral History of World War II. New York: The New Press, 1984.
"Tyee 1932 Yearbook." Digital Collections. University Libraries | University of Washington, 1932. Web. 27 July 2014.
Walsh, Taylor. July 2014. Photos.
Warren, James R. "World War II Home Front on Puget Sound."HistoryLink.org. Historylink, n.d. Web. 10 Aug. 2014.
http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=1664 info on homefront
Wieviorka, Olivier. Normandy: The Landings to the Liberation of Paris. Cambridge: Harvard University, 2008.
US Army. "Research/Publications." Research. Eagleton Institute of Politics, n.d. Web. 10 Aug. 2014.
http://www.eagleton.rutgers.edu/research/americanhistory/ap_ww2-pacific.php photo on homepage of omaha
Ziezulewicz, Geoff. "1st Infantry Division Led Assault on D-Day." Most Read. Stars and Stripes, 28 Aug. 2006. Web. 10 Aug. 2014.
http://www.stripes.com/news/1st-infantry-division-led-assault-on-d-day-1.53474# pic of e company, quote from coastguard
Ambrose, Stephen E. Band of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest. New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2001.
Ambrose, Stephen E. “Eisenhower, the Intelligence Community, and the D-Day Invasion.” The Wisconsin Magazine of History (Summer 1981), 261-277.
"THE BOEING STORY." The National WWII Museum. National WWII Museum New Orleans, n.d. Web. 10 Aug. 2014.
http://www.nationalww2museum.org/us-freedom-pavilion-the-boeing-center/the-boeing-story.html boeing pic
Bradshear, Greg. “Monuments Men and Nazi Treasures.” Prologue (Summer 2013), 12-21.
Buckley, Gail. American Patriots: The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm. New York: Random House, 2002.
Coddington, Nick. July 2014. Photos.
Casserly, Dr. Brian. "Mobilizing the Region: The American West during World War II." Home Page. N.p., 31 Dec. 2008. Web. 10 Aug. 2014.
http://faculty.washington.edu/bcasserl/HIST498/home.shtml hanford photo
Eisenhower, Dwight D. Crusade in Europe. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997.
Gilbert, Martin. The Second World War: A Complete History. New York: Holt, 1989.
Hemingway, Ernest. Voyage to Victory: An Eyewitness Report of the Battle for a Normandy Beachhead. New York: Collier’s, 1944.
Historylink.org. Fort Lewis. 1941. photo.
Howard, Michael. “A Thirty Years’ War?: The Two World Wars in Historical Perspective.” Transactions of the Royal Historical Society (1993), 171-184.
Kershaw, Alex. The Bedford Boys: One American Town’s Ultimate D-Day Sacrifice. Cambridge: Da Capo Press, 2003.
Kindig, Jessie. "Northwest Antiwar History: Chapter 2." Antiwar History: WWII. University of Washington, n.d. Web. 10 Aug. 2014.
http://depts.washington.edu/antiwar/pnwhistory_wwii.shtml university of washington pic
"Maritime Stories: 'Boatbuilding Returns to Tacoma." December 2, 2013. Photo.
Mauldin, Bill. Up Front. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2000.
National Archives. College Park, MD. June 2014.
"Omaha Beach June 6 1944." Omaha Beach June 6 1944. WPClipart, n.d. Web. 10 Aug. 2014.
http://www.wpclipart.com/armed_services/Navy/Omaha_beach_June_6_1944.png.html d-day pic
Osmont, Marie-Louise. The Normandy Diary of Marie-Louise Osmont: 1940-1944. New York: Random House, 1994.
Pyle, Ernie. Brave Men. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2001.
Reporting World War II: American Journalism 1938-1946. New York: Library of America, 2001.
Roberts, Mary Louise. What Soldiers Do. Chicago: University of Chicago, 2013.
Ross, Ora. "Toronto Real Estate with Mulholland | Ross." Canada Day. Toronto Real Estate with Mulholland | Ross, 2011. Web. 10 Aug. 2014.
http://northyorkliving.com/tag/canada-day/ canada flag pic
"Queen Anne." UrbanCondoSpaces. Seattle Condo Blog, 2012. Web. 10 Aug. 2014.
http://www.urbancondospaces.com/neighborhoods/queen-anne/ queen anne hs pic
Chief Robert F. Sargent. "Pope Francis Honors Each of the Soldiers of D-Day." :: Catholic News Agency (CNA). CNA, n.d. Web. 10 Aug. 2014.
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/pope-francis-honors-each-of-the-soldiers-of-d-day/ 2nd pic of e company
Saving Private Ryan. Directed by Stephen Spielberg. Produced by Ian Bryce and Bonnie Curtis. Dreamworks SKG, 1998. Film.
Seattle Magazine. "Seattle Remembers the Japanese Internment." February 2012. Photo. MOHAI.
Seattle Times. Vital Statistics. July 18, 1944.
Stokesbury, James L. A Short History of World War II. New York: Harper, 1980.
Sulzberger, C. L. “Europe: The New Dark Continent.” The New York Times (18 March 1945), SM3.
Terkel, Studs. “The Good War:” An Oral History of World War II. New York: The New Press, 1984.
"Tyee 1932 Yearbook." Digital Collections. University Libraries | University of Washington, 1932. Web. 27 July 2014.
Walsh, Taylor. July 2014. Photos.
Warren, James R. "World War II Home Front on Puget Sound."HistoryLink.org. Historylink, n.d. Web. 10 Aug. 2014.
http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=1664 info on homefront
Wieviorka, Olivier. Normandy: The Landings to the Liberation of Paris. Cambridge: Harvard University, 2008.
US Army. "Research/Publications." Research. Eagleton Institute of Politics, n.d. Web. 10 Aug. 2014.
http://www.eagleton.rutgers.edu/research/americanhistory/ap_ww2-pacific.php photo on homepage of omaha
Ziezulewicz, Geoff. "1st Infantry Division Led Assault on D-Day." Most Read. Stars and Stripes, 28 Aug. 2006. Web. 10 Aug. 2014.
http://www.stripes.com/news/1st-infantry-division-led-assault-on-d-day-1.53474# pic of e company, quote from coastguard