More than 80 years after Herbert “Bert” Jacobson of Grayslake was killed aboard the USS Oklahoma in the attack on Pearl Harbor, his remains will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
The remains of Herbert Jacobson, who was killed in the Pear Harbor attack of Dec. 7, 1941 in World War II, are to be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery on Tuesday after a decades-long recovery and identification effort. Jacobson grew up in Grayslake.
Nowadays, McDonald tells the story of his long-lost uncle with an air of satisfied finality, as well as pride. Jacobson will be laid to rest on the birthday of his mother, Mabel, who ensured for decades that his memory was strongly imprinted on his descendants. In short order, Jacobson grew close with Orville McDonald, Chet Jankowski and Henry Ford II, the eldest grandson of Ford Motor Company founder Henry Ford. Brad said that Bert took Orville, who was an orphan, “under his wing” and that the four were nicknamed the “Four Musketeers.”“There’s where romance began,” he added. “ actually got married because of Bert’s introduction. So without Bert, I wouldn’t be here. And to honor Bert, they got married on Bert’s birthday.
Through Project USS Oklahoma, which launched in 2015, the Navy has successfully identified the remains of at least 355 of 388 unaccounted service members who are believed to have perished at Pearl Harbor. “He got off duty at six in the morning, went below, filled out his report, went below decks, got showered, got something to eat and went to bed,” McDonald recalled. “He was in his bunks sleeping when the attack occurred.”
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