"J" Surnames - WWI Military Biographies for Jackson Co., MN
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Source:  "Victory Jackson County Minnesota in the World War" published 1921
by Neulen & Lueneburg, Lakefield, MN.

JACOBSEN, Christ

Christ Jacobsen - pg. 45 - photo included
Private, Infantry, Headquarters Troop, 5th Army Corps; son of Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Jacobsen, Jackson, Minn.; entered service December 3, 1917; to Camp
Dodge on same day; to Camp Mills, April 1, 1918; overseas April 20, 1918;
engaged in battles of St. Mihiel, Argonne, and Alsace Lorraine Sector;
mustered out May 7, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

JANASKO, Anna

Anna Janasko - pg. 14 - photo included
Nurse, Exceptional Replacement Unit, Army Nurses Corps; daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Mike Janasko, Lakefield, Minn.; entered service July 25, 1918 at Camp
Custer, Mich.; to Nurses Mobilization Station, New York, August, 1918;
arrived overseas in September, 1918, and served in Base Hospital No. 86 at
Meuse and No. 38 and 216, Nante, France; mustered out of service at U.S.
Army Hospital No. 31, Carlisle, Pa., on September 24, 1919.

JANASKO, John J.

John J. Janasko - pg. 67 - photo included
Private, Quartermaster, Medical Corps; son of Michial Janasko, Lakefield,
Minn.; entered service February 25, 1918, at Camp Dodge, Iowa; to Camp
Gordon, Ga., April 3, 1918; to Camp McClellan, Ala., September 27, 1918;
mustered out March 29, 1919, at Camp McClellan.
NOTE:  typed as written in book.

JANASKO, Joseph Ed.

Joseph Ed. Janasko - pg. 67 - photo included
Private, Co. H, 54th Pioneer Infantry, 71st Division; son of Michial
Janasko, Lakefield, Minn.; entered service July 26, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.;
to Camp Wadsworth, S.C., July 29, 1918; to Newport News, Va., August 22,
1918; overseas September 12, 1918; engaged in battles of Argonne- Meuse
offensive, September 26 to November 11, 1918; joined army of Occupation,
November 26, 1918; mustered out July 3, 1919, at Camp Grant.

JELLESED, Christian A.

Christian A. Jellesed - pg. 31 - photo included
Corporal, Mechanic, Co. D, 117th Ammunition Train, 42nd Rainbow Division;
son of Mrs. Carrie Lindstrom, Wilder, Minn.; entered service June 12, 1917,
at Kansas City, Mo.; to Camp Marten, August 19, 1917; to Camp Mills,
September 5, 1917; overseas November 12, 1917; engaged in battles of
Baccarat Sector, February 27 to June 20, 1918; Ainse, Marne, St. Mihiel,
Meuse-Argonne, Army of Occupation; mustered out May 15, 1919, at Camp
Funston.

JENSEN, Alfred

Alfred Jensen - pg. 33 - photo included
Private, Infantry; son of Andrew Jensen, Round Lake, Minn.; entered service
at Jackson, Minn., October 23, 1918; to Camp Cody, October 31, 1918; to Camp
Dodge, December 7, 1918; mustered out December 20, 1918, at Camp Dodge,
Iowa.

JENSEN, James P.

James P. Jensen - pg. 45 - photo included
Private, Co. B, 124th Regiment Engineers; son of Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Jensen,
Alpha, Minn.; entered service October 22, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp
Forrest, October 26, 1918; mustered out January 11, 1919, at Camp Dodge,
Iowa.

JENSEN, Niels A.

Niels A. Jensen - pg. 41 - photo included
Private, 1st class, Qt. M.C., 331st Bakery Co., 88th Division; son of Mr.
and Mrs. J.B. Jensen, Alpha, Minn.; entered service May 9, 1918, at Camp
Dodge, Iowa; to Camp Mills, August 5, 1918; overseas September 3, 1918;
mustered out August 15, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

JENSEN, Viggo

Viggo Jensen - pg. 39 - photo included
Corporal, Co. F, 118th Infantry, 30th Division; son of Mr. Jens P. Jensen,
Jackson, Minn.; entered service February 26, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to
Camp Dodge on same day; to Camp Sevier, April 15, 1918; to Camp Mills, May
7, 1918; overseas May 23, 1918; engaged in battles:  Ypres July 4, September
8, Billicourt September 28, 1918; wounded October 8, 1918; mustered out
April 10, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

JENSEN, Walter

Walter Jensen - pg. 57 - photo included
Sergeant, Co. G, 54th Infantry, 6th Division; son of Mr. Carl Jensen, Mou,
Denmark; entered service April 13, 1917, at Jackson, Minn.; to Jefferson
Barracks, April 16, 1917; to Camp Wadsworth; to Camp Mills, July 1, 1918;
overseas July 16, 1918; served with Inter-allied Commission caring for
Russian prisoners in Merrsburg, Germany; is now stationed at Fort
Leavenworth.

JOHANSMAN, Clarence

Clarence Johansman - pg. 55 - photo included
Private, Engineers, 13th Pro. Co.; son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Johansman,
Spirit Lake, Iowa; entered service October 22, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to
Camp Forrest, Ga., October 24, 1918; mustered out January 7, 1919, at Camp
Dodge, Iowa.

JOHNSEN, Fred

Fred Johnsen - pg. 51 - photo included
Private, Ordnance Depot, Co. 1; home at Worthington; entered service October
25, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Deming, October 27, 1918; to Camp
Wingate, December, 1918; mustered out May 7, 1919, at Wingate.

JOHNSON, Adolphe C.

Adolphe C. Johnson - pg. 19 - photo included
Corporal, Transportation, Co. A, 313th Supply, 88th Division; son of Mr. and
Mrs. Anton Johnson, Egan, S. Dak.; entered service at Jackson, Minn., April
29, 1918; to Camp Dodge April 30, 1918; to Chicago, May 30, 1918; to Camp
Wabash, Ind. June 14, 1918; to Camp Mills, August 7, 1918; overseas
September 5, 1918; mustered out June 15, 1919 at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

JOHNSON, Albin

Albin Johnson - pg. 27 - photo included
Private, Infantry, Co. H, 83rd Division; son of Mrs. Amanda Johnson, Safsue,
Sweden; entered service June 24, 1918, at Windom, Minn.; to Camp Grant, June
25, 1918; to Camp Upton, September 9, 1918; overseas September 21, 1918;
mustered out July 16, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

JOHNSON, Andrew

Andrew Johnson - pg. 21 - photo included
Chief petty officer, U.S. Navy; U.S.S. Smith; son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Johnson, Heron Lake, Minn.; entered service at Denver, Colorado, September
1915; had previously been in for four years.

JOHNSON , Arthur

Arthur Johnson - page 11 - photo included
Private, Spruce Division; son of Mrs. N. Johnson, Round Lake, Minn.; entered
service at Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Lewis, Wash.; died in service February
21, 1919.  Death came while he was being transferred from Vancouver Barracks
to another hospital at San Francisco.

JOHNSON, Arthur M.

Arthur M. Johnson - pg. 23 - photo included
Wagoner, Infantry, Co. C, 115th Ammunition Train, 40th Division; son of Mr.
and Mrs. Nels Johnson, Heron Lake, Minn.; entered service May 24, 1918 at
Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Lewis, Wash., May 26, 1918; to Camp Kearney, Cal.,
June 20, 1918; to Camp Mills, August 8, 1918; overseas August 30, 1918.

JOHNSON, Carl Z.

Carl Z. Johnson - pg. 23 - photo included
Corporal, Co. A, 309th Field Signal Battalion, 84th Division; son of Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Johnson, Heron Lake, Minn.; entered service July 10, 1917, at
Minneapolis, Minn.; to Camp Taylor, Ky., October 10, 1917; to Camp Sherman,
Ohio, April 1918; to Camp Mills, August, 1918; overseas September 20, 1918;
mustered out May 17, 1919 at Camp Dodge.

JOHNSON, Emil G.

Emil G. Johnson - pg. 19 - photo included
Private, 54th Pioneer Infantry; son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Johnson, Heron Lake,
Minn., husband of Hannah Johnson; entered service at Jackson, Minn., July
26, 1918; to Camp Wadsworth, S.C., July 28, 1918; to Camp Stewart August 29,
1918; overseas September 1918.

JOHNSON, Frank

Frank Johnson - pg. 47 - photo included
Wagoner, Supply Co., 14th Field Artillery; son of Mrs. Amanda Johnson,
Safsue, Sweden; his home is at Heron Lake, Minn.; entered service June 5,
1918, at Mankato, Minn.; to Jefferson Barracks, June 6, 1918; to Ft. Sill,
June, 1918; Ft. Worth, August, 1918; Camp Meade, July 12, 1919; is still in
the service.

JOHNSON, George S.

George S. Johnson
Wagoner, Artillery, 315th Ammunition Train, 90th Division; son of Mr. Chris
and Mrs. Minnie Johnson, Heron Lake, Minn; entered service at Jackson,
Minn., April 6, 1918; in University Training School, Cincinnati, Ohio, April
8, 1918; to Camp Jackson, S. Car., June 30, 1918; to Camp Merritt, N.J.,
July 20, 1918; overseas August 3, 1918; mustered out June 19, 1919 at Camp
Dodge.

JOHNSON, Gilmore

Gilmore Johnson - pg. 39 - photo included
Private, Co. H. 318th Infantry, 80th Division; son of Mr. and Mrs. Eric
Johnson, Lakefield, Minn.; entered service June 27, 1918, at St. Paul,
Minn.; to Camp Grant, Ill., June 27, 1918; to Camp Upton, August 22, 1918;
overseas September 21, 1918; engaged in battle of Meuse-Argonne; mustered
out June 11, 1919, at Camp Grant, Ill.

JOHNSON, Gordon S.

Gordon S. Johnson - pg. 65 - photo included
Sailor; son of Mr. Gilbert Johnson, Heron Lake, Minn.; entered service
February, 1918, at Minneapolis, Minn.; to Great Lakes Training School,
March, 1918; to Hampton Roads, May, 1918; going on the trip around the world
now.

JOHNSON, Howard

Howard Johnson - pg. 21 - photo included
Sergeant, Co. A, 5th Regiment Engineers, 7th Division; son of Mr. Peter and
Mrs. Marie Johnson, Heron Lake, Minn.; entered service at Mankato, Minn.,
May 29, 1917; to Jefferson Barracks, June 1, 1917; to Camp El Paso, Tex.,
June 5, 1917; to Camp Corpus Christi, July 7, 1917; to Camp Merritt, July
1918; overseas August, 1918; worked repairing barbed wire at the front;
mustered out March 29, 1919 at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

JOHNSON, John H.

John H. Johnson - pg. 27 - photo included
Private, Co. I, 327 Infantry, 82nd Division; son of Mr. and Mrs. A.A.
Johnson, Jackson, Minn.; entered service September 20, 1917, at Jackson,
Minn.; to Camp Dodge, September 22, 1917; to Camp Jordan, April 7, 1918; to
Camp Upton, April 22, 1918; overseas May 6, 1918; engaged in battles of Toul
Sector, St. Mihiel, Argonne-Meuse, Marbache Sector; mustered out May 27,
1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

JOHNSON, Julius P.

Julius P. Johnson - pg. 67
Private, Mechanic, Co. A, Dunwoody Institute; son of Andrew J. Johnson and
Anna Johnson, Windom, Minn.; entered service September 19, 1918, at Jackson,
Minn.; to Dunwoody Institute same day; mustered out December 9, 1918, at
Minneapolis, Minn.

JOHNSON, Lester Orville

Lester Orville Johnson - pg. 53 - photo included
Private, Aviation, Co. 3, Reg. 1; son of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Johnson,
Lakefield, Minn.; entered service October 11, 1918, at Minneapolis, Minn.;
to S.A.T.C. University of Minn. on same day; mustered out December 17, 1918,
at University of MInn.

JOHNSON, Martin G.

Martin G. Johnson - pg. 39 - photo included
Private, Transportation Corps, Co. 58, 16th Grand Division; son of Eric
Johnson, Lakefield, Minn.; entered service May 17, 1918, at Jackson, Minn.;
to Camp Benjamin, May 20, 1918; to Camp Upton, July 5, 1918, to Rennes,
France, August 2, 1918, is still in the service.

JOHNSON, Noble E.

Noble E. Johnson - pg. 41 - photo included
Sergeant, Co. H, 345th Infantry, 87th Division; son of Mr. Lars and Mrs.
Mary Johnson, Jackson, Minn.; entered service September 22, 1918, at
Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Dodge, September 22, 1918; to Camp Pike, November
20, 1918; to Camp Dix, June 20, 1918; overseas September 12, 1918; mustered
out March 17, 1919, at Camp Merritt; attended and graduated from O.T. at La
Valbonne, France.

JOHNSON, Noel

Noel Johnson - pg. 21 - photo included
Corporal, Co. M., 388th Infantry; entered service at Jackson, Minn., October
24, 1918; to Camp Cody, October 27, 1918; mustered out December 20, 1918 at
Camp Dodge, Iowa.

JOHNSON, Royal William

Royal William Johnson - pg. 57 - photo included
Corporal, Coast Artillery, Battery B, 73rd Division; son of Mrs. Matilda
Johnson, Jackson, Minn.; entered service April 15, 1918, at Pipestone,
Minn.; to Jefferson Barracks, April 16, 1918; to Ft. Constitution, N.H.,
April 29, 1918; to Camp Mills, August 25, 1918; overseas September 12, 1918;
mustered out January 15, 1919, at Camp Dodge, Iowa.

JOHNSON, Vilmer

Vilmer Johnson - pg. 65 - photo included
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. Johnson, Lakefield, Minn.

JOHNSON, Vilmer Alvin

Vilmer Alvin Johnson - pg. 53 - photo included
Private, Aviation, Co. 5, Reg. 1; son of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Johnson,
Lakefield, Minn.; entered service October 11, 1918, at Minneapolis, Minn.;
to S.A.T.C. University of Minn. on same day; mustered out December 20, 1918,
at University of Minn.

JOHNSON, Wm. M.

Wm. M. Johnson - pg. 45 - photo included
Private, Machine Gun Battalion, Co. A, 35th Division; son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ashley Johnson, Sarcinia, Ohio; entered service September 20, 1917, at
Jackson, Minn.; to Camp Dodge, Iowa, September 22, 1917; to Camp Doniphan,
April 7, 1918; to Camp Mills, April 17, 1918; overseas May 16, 1918; engaged
in battles of Alsace Lorraine, St. Mihiel, Argonne Forest; wounded in
Argonne Forest; mustered out January 27, 1919, at Camp Dodge.

JONES, Kenneth E.

Kenneth E. Jones - pg. 27 - photo included
Corporal, Infantry, Hamline "U" Unit; brother of Mrs. Evans, St. James,
Minn.; entered service October 11, 1918, at St. Paul, Minn.; to Hamline
October 11, 1918; mustered out December 11, 1918, at Hamline.