The bulk of this manuscript, entitled Some Came Home, constitutes a detailed description of Jacobs' fighter pilot training in the United States and of his flying experiences in Europe. He gives technical descriptions of the planes he flew, including the P-40 and P-51 Mustang. Jacobs discusses his involvement in Operation Market Garden, including his crash and subsequent capture and confinement as a prisoner of war at Stalag Luft III. He mentions having met George Patton, describes his experiences with women during the war, and discusses technical aspects of flight.

The memoir has no index, but is divided into the following sections: Prologue; Part One - Training: Pearl Harbor, Pre-flight School, Primary Flying School, Basic Flying School, Advanced Flying School, Night Flying, Home, P-40 School, Gunnery School, Fighter School, Overseas; Part Two: Combat; P-51 Mustang, Rolls Royce Merlin Engine, G-Suit, Formation Flying, Oxygen=Life, Another Close One, Flak, Abort, Strafing, Release Tanks, The Turpitz, Sky-Writer, Operation Market Garden, Disaster, The Spy; Part Three: Prison Camp, Liberation, Home Again, Behavior; Postscript

The typed manuscript also contains a few photocopied images.