Mol, Jacob (Interview outline and video), 2015
- Notes:
- Jacob Mol was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on December 15, 1986. In May 2006 he decided to enlist in the Marines and was sworn in on September 11, 2006. He began basic training in San Diego in February 2007 then received Marine Combat Training at Camp Pendleton, California. He was designated as a fixed-wing aircraft mechanic and trained on aircraft engines in Pensacola, Florida. He graduated second in his class and volunteered to work on EA-6B Prowlers. He received training with those aircraft at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington then joined Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 3 (VMAQ-3) at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. He deployed to Iraq in August 2009 and was stationed at Al Asad Air Base until February 2010 then deployed to Afghanistan in fall or winter 2010 and was stationed at Bagram Air Base until May 2011. He completed his enlistment at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and was discharged in February 2012.
- Date Created:
- 2015-06-18T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Grand Valley State University. University Libraries
- Collection:
- Veterans History Project (U.S.)
- Subject Topic:
- Oral history, Veterans History Project (U.S.), United States--History, Military, Veterans, Video recordings, Iraq War, 2003-2011--Personal narratives, American, Afghan War, 2001--Personal narratives, American, and United States. Marine Corps
- Rights:
- <a href="http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/">In Copyright</a>
- URL:
- https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/40789