Cigars Whiskey Painted Women Author:Earle W. Jacobs Earle W. Jacobs is a native of Chicago, Illinois. He was a lieutenant in the Army Signal Corps in Europe during WWII and was awarded four battle stars, including Normandy. He currently resides in Southern California with his wife, Alla, a native of Kiev, Ukraine, and Barrabashka, the one-eared cat, a native of St. Petersburg, Russia.