Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/George Jacobson


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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Extraordinary Writ (talk) 17:14, 30 June 2021 (UTC)

George Jacobson

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Fails to meet WP:BIO. Jamesallain85 (talk) 16:32, 23 June 2021 (UTC)
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 * Keep per WP:BASIC as he has received SIGCOV in multiple RS. He is notable for his well-publicized role in the Tet offensive attack on US Embassy (for which he received the Distinguished Honor Award and Award for Heroism arguably meeting #1 of WP:ANYBIO), as head of Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support and in Operation Frequent Wind. Mztourist (talk) 03:28, 24 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Delete per WP:BIO if a single Navy Cross does not meet the standard as notable I cannot agree that a Distinguished Honor Award and Award for Heroism would. As far as his role in the Tet Offensive, his role was not significant to the point of being notable. He shot one VC inside of the US Embassy. He did not hold significant rank, his highest award is the Legion of Merit, he did not head any significant organization or entity, the page states he was the assistant chief of staff not the chief of staff of the Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support. In my opinion, this page does not meet the currant standard concerning notability. Jamesallain85
 * You put this up for deletion, you can comment, but you don't get to !vote here. The Distinguished Honor Award and Award for Heroism have been awarded far less often than the Navy Cross. His shooting of the VC during Tet was widely reported. Jacobson was head of CORDS from July 1971 to February 1973. As required by WP:BASIC, he has "received significant coverage in multiple published secondary sources that are reliable, intellectually independent of each other, and independent of the subject." Mztourist (talk) 10:14, 24 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Keep concur with Mztourist, notable for his involvement in key events of the Vietnam War. In addition to the RS literature already cited in the article, he is mentioned extensively in Butler's Fall of Saigon, which I have, also Last Men Out (but not as prominently). Zawed (talk) 09:58, 24 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep His activities in Vietnam are certainly notable. CORDS was a major part of the US effort. Claiming it was not seems disingenuous to me. Intothatdarkness 16:59, 24 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep He meets WP:BASIC which is much more important than quibbling about job titles. We are here to build an encyclopedia, not to disassemble one. Cullen328  Let's discuss it  07:01, 26 June 2021 (UTC)


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