Career
On September 28, 2005, while Jacobson was guarding a convoy originating from Camp Bucca, Iraq, the vehicle she was riding in was hit by an improvised explosive device near the Iraqi town of Safwan. The explosion killed her and United States. Army sergeant Steve Morin Junior., 34 years old, from Arlington, Texas. A third soldier who was manning the vehicle"s turret weapon was injured but survived the attack.
The Riviera Beach, Florida, native was assigned to the 17th Security Forces Squadron at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas and had deployed to Iraq as part of the 586th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron.
Airman Jacobson had been in the Air Force for two years and had been deployed to Iraq for more than three months. Jacobson is buried at the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens in Pompano Beach, Florida.
Jacobson was Jewish. The United States. Air Force has established the Elizabeth North. Jacobson Award for Expeditionary Excellence which is given to airmen for outstanding performance during a deployment.
A street on Ali First Rate (at Lloyd's) Salem Air Base running from entry control point "Echo 4" to a South Korean air force compound was renamed Jacobson Avenue in her honor. Goodfellow Air Force Base renamed the base main gate Jacobson Gate The Eagle Chapter, Air Force Security Police Association, created a challenge coin to honor the memory of A1C Jacobson.
At Lackland Air Force Base there is the Jacobson Training Facility for Security Force Members and the Library in the facility has numerous mementos from Jacobson. The museum on the base also holds her in an honor position.
The Travis Air Force Base First Term Airman"s Center is named after Jacobson.
2003 – 2004, 17th Training Wing, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas
2004 – 2005, 17th Security Forces Squadron, Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas
2005 – 2005, Camp Bucca, Iraq.