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Lieutenant Colonel Wendell Lloyd Jeske

Male 1919 - 2005  (86 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document


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  • Name Wendell Lloyd Jeske 
    Title Lieutenant Colonel 
    Born 18 Nov 1919  Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1940 
    1940 Jeske.
    1940 Jeske.
    1940 US census, Los Angeles, California, enumeration district 19-176, Family Number 8, Jeske.
    Military Service U.S. Army Air Corps, WWII Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Wendell L Jeske Roster.
    Wendell L Jeske Roster.
    Wendell appears in this April, 1945 roster of Army Air Force personnel that arrived in New York aboard the USS General W. P. Richardson (AP-118) a troop transport ship. His rank is listed as Captain his Military Occupation Specialty (MOS)is listed as 1035 (Bombardier).
    USS General W. P. Richardson
    USS General W. P. Richardson
    USS General W. P. Richardson (AP-118) in camouflage paint circa 1944. It likely looked the same when it brought Wendell home from Europe in early 1945.
    Died 25 Nov 2005  Ventura County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 3 siblings 
    Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Submit Headstone Photo 
    Person ID I22820  Nagel
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2015 

    Father William F Jeske,   b. 27 Jul 1893, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1974, Santa Cruz County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Clara M Hart,   b. 10 Mar 1898,   d. 25 Sep 1986, Santa Cruz County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Family ID F7489  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margretta J Smith 
    Married 21 Apr 1943  Midland County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Wendell Lloyd Jeske & Margretta Jane Smith Marriage.
    Wendell Lloyd Jeske & Margretta Jane Smith Marriage.
    Wendell Lloyd Jeske & Margretta Jane Smith Midland county, Texas marriage record.
    Children 
    +1. Pamela S Jeske  [Birth]
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2015 
    Family ID F7490  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart