Background
Jacobsen, Oscar Thorklid was born on December 30, 1895 in Racine, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Knud Ferdinand and Ellen Sophia (Hansen) Jacobsen.
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Oscar Thorklid Jacobsen
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Oscar Thorklid Jacobsen, American manufacturing executive. Decorated Knight of Dannebrog (Denmark). Chairman campaign Racine chapter American Red Cross, 1958; active cancer, community chest campaigns; director Racine Young Men's Christian Association Served as sergeant United States Marine Corps, 1917-1918; Advertising Educational Foundation, lieutenant colonel Wisconsin National Guard.
Education
Student, University Minnesota, 1916-1917.
Career
President, Jacobsen Manufacturing Company, Racine, Wisconsin, 1929-1958; chairman, Jacobsen Manufacturing Company, Racine, 1959-1992.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman campaign Racine chapter American Red Cross, 1958. Active cancer, community chest campaigns. Director Racine Young Men's Christian Association Served as sergeant United States Marine Corps, 1917-1918.
Advertising Educational Foundation, lieutenant colonel Wisconsin National Guard.
Connections
Married LaDora Ruth Vaughan. Children; Ellen Jean (Mistress George Holcomb), John Knud.
Education
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1917