Jacob C. Vouza

Sir Jacob Charles Vouza, KBE, GM, QPM
Bornc. 1892
Tasimboko, Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands
Died15 March 1984 (aged 91–92)
Honiara, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
AllegianceSolomon Islands
Service / branch
Years of service1916–1941
1942-c.1945
RankSergeant Major (Constabulary)
Unit2nd Raider Battalion, USMC
Battles / warsWorld War II
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
George Medal
Silver Star (United States)
Legion of Merit (United States)
Other workBritish Solomon Islands Protectorate Advisory Council
Vouza on Guadalcanal in August 1942, soon after the Allied landings.

Sir Jacob Charles Vouza, KBE, GM, QPM (c. 1892 – 15 March 1984) was a native police officer of the British Solomon Islands Protectorate, who served with the United States Marine Corps in the Guadalcanal campaign during World War II.