More detail on this person: Kenneth K.
Jacobsen, 72, of New Holland, PA, passed away
Friday, March 21, 2014 at the Mount Joy Hospice
and Community Care. He was preceded in death by
his wife, Kay E. (Cooper). Born in Bancroft, NE,
he was the son of the late Albert W. and Verna
(Eggert) Jacobsen.
Ken enlisted in the United States Army in 1960 as
a Helicopter Mechanic. His love of flying
continued and went on to complete his Helicopter
Pilot training. During his military career he had
numerous assignments including overseas tours in
Vietnam and Europe. The positions he held in the
military to name a few were Pilot, Maintenance
Test Pilot, Instructor Pilot and Army Aviation
Liaison for the Pennsylvania National Guard. Ken's
medals include the ARCOM, National Defense,
Bronze Star, Humanitarian Service, Presidential
Unit Citation, Vietnam Service with 6 stars,
Vietnam Cross of Gallantry W/Palm, Air Medals,
RVN Campaign, and Joint SVC Com. Other award
and decorations include Overseas SVC bars,
Overseas SVC ribbons, The Army SVC ribbon and
he achieved his Master Aviator Badge. Following
his retirement from the U.S. Army in 1982 he
continued his flying career for several businesses
and became a Sales Rep for Lloyd Helicopters
International. Eventually he started his own
company, Jacobsen Aviation, Inc. which provided
pilot services for various clients in the United
States as well as sales of Helicopters
worldwide.
Ken attended college at the University of
Nebraska, State University in Columbus Georgia
and Penn State University earning his Master's in
Business in 1982.
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