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Russell James Jeglum was born Aug. 31, 1920 to Leonard and Mayme Grapp Jeglum. He died Mar. 30, 2009 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.

Sgt. Jeglum served with the U.S. Army in World War II and received the Bronze Star.

Source: ancestry.com


Shannon Jenkins was born Aug. 6, 1900. He died Nov. 16, 1947 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA. 1st Sgt. Jenkins served with the U.S. Army in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com 


Aaron (Bub) Jennings, Jr. was born July 28, 1925 to Aaron and Daisy Brafford Jennings. He died July 1949 and is buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.

Aaron served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.

Source: ancestry.com


Benjamin Walter “Ben" Jenson was born May 25, 1898 to Anthony Clifford and Nora Araina Flatt Jenson. He died Mar. 21, 1949 and is buried in Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.

Ben served with the U.S. Army in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


Donald Dearborn Jerrison was born Jan. 28, 1920 to Otto W. and Ruby Louine Jerrison. He died Dec. 7, 1941. He was memorialized at the USS Arizona Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii. His body was returned to the U.S. in 1947 for burial at Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, CA.

Cpl. Jerrison served in World War II with the U.S. Marine Corps Detachment aboard the USS Arizona (BB-39) where he was KIA in the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Source: ancestry.com


Lawrence Richard Jess was born Dec. 17, 1925 to John and Trina DeKoning Jess. He died Feb. 28, 2011 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.

Sgt. Jess served with the U.S. Army in Korea in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com



ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr 2019; updated May & Aug 2020 & Jul 2022 & Mar 2024

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