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Personal info

Full name
JENSON, Henry
Date of birth
10 March 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Fillmore County, Minnesota
Hometown
Goodhue County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37159295
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
17 October 1944
Place of death
Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Ole H. Svenseid (father)
Hannah D. (Haugen) Svenseid (mother)
Rasmus A. Jenson (adoption father)
Theoline (Olson) Jenson (adoption mother)
Helmer Svenseid (brother)
Oscar Svenseid (brother)
Odin Svenseid (brother)
Orvin Svenseid (twin brother)
Ole Jenson (brother)
Ella A. Jenson (sister)
Reuben T. Jenson (brother)
Anna L. Jenson (sister)
Maria R. Jenson (sister)
Ruby T. Jenson (sister)
Clara J. Jenson (sister)

More information

Pfc Henry Jenson, also known as Henry Svenseid, was a clerk in a retail store.

Henry and his twin brother Orvin were born to Ole and Hannah Svenseid. Their mother died in childbirth. Henry was adopted by Rasmus and Theoline Jenson around 1931. The Svenseid's were neighbors of the Jenson's.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Sue Jensson, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Minnesota Births and Christening Index, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Henry Jenson