Military Involvement
| Servicemen - J surnames | KIA | POW | Died/nonbattle |
| Jansen, Walter John | X | ||
| Johanson, George M. | X | ||
| Johnson, Dick D. | X |
Albert Charles Jackson was born Aug. 31, 1919 to Fred and Emma Madsen jackson. He died June 26, 2016 and is buried in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Marshalltown, IA.
Albert served in World War II with the U.S. Army 36th Amphibious Engineers Division. He served in five battles and campaigns throughout Europe and Africa and earned the American Defense Service Ribbon, European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre Ribbon with one Silver Battle Star and three Bronze Battle Stars, Bronze Service Arrowhead, five Overseas Service Bars, one Service Stripe and the Good Conduct Medal.
Source: ancestry.com
Irving Matthew Jessen was born June 15, 1918 to Chris and Celia Jepson Jessen. He died Dec. 16, 2012 and is buried in Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, NM.
Chief Petty Officer Jessen served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Harry B. Johnson was born Sept. 24, 1919 to Harry and Mary Elizabeth Bird Johnson. He died Dec. 20, 1943 and is memorialized at the Tablets of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England.
Flight Officer Johnson served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 534th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, Heavy and was MIA/KIA aboard a B-17F when it was was lost during enemy action on a bombing mission to Bremen, Germany. He was awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
Harlan Dean Jones was born Jan. 7, 1920 to Hubert D. and Sadie Edith Fuller Jones. He died May 27, 2011 and is buried in Hillside Cemetery, State Center, IA.
Harlan served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Carl Wesley Jones was born July 19, 1928 to Earl R. and Anna Hague Jones. He died July 18, 2000 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.
Carl served with the U.S. Army and the U.S.Navy in World War II and Korea.
Source: ancestry.com
Robert LaVerne Jones was born July 13, 1919 to Roy P. and Edna C. Johnson Jones. He died Feb. 9, 1942 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Marshalltown, IA.
Ens. Jones served with the U.S. Navy Air Corps in World War II and was killed in an airplane crash while on active duty undergoing training.
Source: ancestry.com
Ronald Hubert Jones was born May 7, 1916 to Hubert Drummond and Edith Fuller Jones. He died Sept. 3, 2006 and is buried in Crystal Lake Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN.
Petty Officer Jones served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.
Source: ancestry.com
Edwin Elmer Jontz was born June 17, 1918 to Elmer Lloyd and Mary Johnston Jontz. He died Sept. 19, 2004 and is buried in Riverside Cemetery, Marshalltown, IA.
Edwin served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
Source: ancestry.com
ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Apr & Jul 2019; updated Sep 2020 & Jul 2022 & Jul 2023