State Heroes
1944
Staff Sergeant Joseph Jacobson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 546th Bomb Squadron (Heavy)
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 384th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 8th Air Force
Date of Loss: March 09, 1944 / Age: 31
Staff Sergeant Joseph Jacobson was Killed in Action on 9 March 1944 while serving as Waist Gunner on B-17 aircraft #42-37781 (Silver Dollar) when the aircraft was struck by bombs dropped by another B-17 on a bombing mission to Berlin, Germany.
1918
Pvt. Martin A. Jacobson
Litchville, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: July 18, 1918 / Age: 32
Killed in action, on July 18, 1918.
Buried, Grave 16, Row 23, Block C, Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, Serings-et-Nesles, Aisne, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND under Cass county.
1943
Private First Class Richard D. Jacobson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 804th Tank Destroyer Battalion
Date of Loss: May 22, 1943 / Age:
Killed in action in North Africa.
1918
Johannes Frederick Jagd
Valley City, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Battery B, 42nd Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 10, 1918 / Age: 29
Died of pneumonia, at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 10, 1918.
Buried at Valley City, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1950
Private First Class Edward Joseph Jager
Ramsey County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 38th Field Artillery Battalion
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 2nd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 30, 1950 / Age: 22
He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 30, 1950 and died while a prisoner on June 24, 1951.
1943
Sergeant William E. Jakle
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: Americal Division
Date of Loss: January 07, 1943 / Age:
Died while in MIA status.
1967
Lance Corporal Kenneth Robert Jamerson
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company D
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 1st Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 1st Marines Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 1st Marine Division
Date of Loss: April 05, 1967 / Age: 20
During the month of March the Battalion was carrying out it combat operations in the Dien Ban and Hieu Nhon District of Quang Nam Province.
1952
Sergeant George Jangula
Emmons County, ND
Korean War
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 7th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 3rd Infantry Division
Date of Loss: March 30, 1952 / Age: 20
1944
Private First Class Beverly A. Janis
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 401st - 327th Glider Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 101st Airborne Division
Date of Loss: June 14, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action in France
1968
Private First Class Fred Walter Jansonius
Jamestown, ND
Vietnam Conflict
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 2nd Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 60th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 9th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: February 02, 1968 / Age: 19
1918
Pvt. Archie T. Jardine
Dunseith, ND
World War I (WWI)
Date of Loss: November 11, 1918 / Age:
Died of disease.
Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information NOT found in the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1918
William Jasmer
Hankinson, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Supply Company, 77th Infantry
Date of Loss: October 13, 1918 / Age: 24
Died at Camp Custer, Mich., on Oct. 13, 1918.
Buried at Lutheran cemetery, Hankinson, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1918
Sgt. Earl Vincent Jefferson
Hope, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: July 23, 1918 / Age: 21
Killed in action at Chateau-Thierry, on July 23, 1918.
Buried in France. Reburied at Hope, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND under Eddy county.
1943
Motor Machinist's Mate First Class Robert B. Jenckes
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: USS Pompano
Date of Loss: October 15, 1943 / Age: 25
Killed in action off the northeast coast of Honshu, Japan
1918
Pvt. Chauncie Otis Jenks
Calvin, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L, 352nd Infantry
Date of Loss: December 01, 1918 / Age: 26
Died of pneumonia, on Dec. 1, 1918, at Base Hospital No. 45, France.
Remains returned to U. S. on June 14, 1921, and buried at Calvin, N. Dak.