Service Number -2155832

Fourth Platoon

Listed in Adjutant General 1916 roster of Iowa National Guard Mexican Border Service, Mustered in at Camp Dodge, IA, 27 June 1916 as Private, First Iowa Infantry Regiment, Company L; Mustered out of U.S. service at Ft Des Moines 15 January 1917.

Company L Muster Roll Mar-Apr 1918 Camp Logan, Houston Tx: Enlisted 22 Feb 1918. Listed as Private. Transferred to 132nd INF per SO#108 Hdq 33rd DIV dtd 20 Apr 1918. Assigned to Co L, 132nd INF per Verbal Order Commanding Officer (VOCO) 23 Apr 1918. - Muster Roll May-June 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll July 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll Aug 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private. - Muster Roll Sep 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private. Sick in Hospital since 27 Sept 1918. - Muster Roll Oct 1918 A.E.F. France: Listed as Private. Sick-in-Hospital. - Company Roster November 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. - Company Roster December 1918 A.E.F. Junglinster, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster January 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster February 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster March 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster April 1919 A.E.F.: Listed as Private.

WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps
 

WWI Draft Registration. Select image for larger view. Will open in a new browser window or tab.

Post War Occupations / Bio:

the 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: John F Jensen
Respondent: Yes
Age: 44
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1896
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Iowa
Marital status: Divorced
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
Street: Pleasant Avenue
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: St Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Occupation: Pressure Operator
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 10
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 5th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 38
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in Government work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 827
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members: Name Age
John F Jensen 44

WWII Draft Registration:

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

the U.S. Veterans' Gravesites
Name: John F Jensen
Death Age: 68
Birth Date: 1 Jul 1895
Service Start Date: 22 Feb 1918
Service End Date: 26 May 1919
Death Date: 1 Jul 1963
Interment Date: 5 Jul 1963
Cemetery Address: 7601 34th Avenue, South Minneapolis, MN 55450
Cemetery: Ft. Snelling National Cemetery
Interment Place: Minnesota
Plot: SECTION J SITE 1325
Notes: PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR I

Miscellaneous:

Iowa, Marriage Records
Name: John F Jensen
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 25
Birth Date: abt 1895
Birth Place: Dubuque, Iowa
Marriage Date: 26 Jan 1920
Marriage Place: Dubuque, Iowa, USA
Father: John Jensen
Mother: Catherine Schubert
Spouse: Anna M Besser

IOWA Delayed Certificate of Birth: Certificate 061054, 13 April 1942
John Fred Bernard JENSEN born 1 July 1895 Dubuque, Iowa
Parents: John born Denmark; Katie SCHUBERT, born Dubuque, Iowa.

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