Pottawattamie County

S/Sgt. Andy Jensen

 

 

Oakland Sergeant Wounded in Action

OAKLAND – S. Sgt. Andy Jensen, 35, was seriously wounded in action while fighting with the infantry in Belgium on Jan. 16, according to word received here by his wife, Minnie.

Mrs. Jensen received a letter from her husband telling of the rifle bullet wound in his right shoulder, followed by a war department telegram saying her husband has been removed from the front.

Sgt. Jensen entered the army in November, 1943, and has been overseas since May, 1944.

Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Sunday, February 04, 1945, Page 2