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Jens Bardon Jenson

PFC in 603rd Engineer Camouflage Bn : HQ & Service Co

Military occupational specialty: 50 (carpenter, general)

ASN#33224615

Born 1916 in VA, Died 1991

Artist

County of enlistment: Richmond, VA
Other residence(s): Norge (James City County), VA; Richmond, VA;  Gettysburg, VA; Nova Scotia, Canada; Fargo, ND; Ross, MN; Regent, ND; Hines, OR; Prairie City, SD; Hettinger, ND; Williamsburg, VA
United States Army, European Theatre of Operations
Occupation before the war: artists, sculptors, and teachers of art
College education before the war: Philadelphia art school and William and Mary Extension Division (aka Richmond Professional Institute) 4 years
College education after the war: William and Mary Extension Division (aka Richmond Professional Institute); Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg
Source: Photo of Headquarters Company at Montcuit, in Nussenbaum scrapbook; Unit Shipment 10143-B, 23d HQ, from le Havre 23 June 1945; Bahnhof flag signature;  militaryyearbookproject.org/references/old-mos-codes/wwii-era/army...

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