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James Robert “Bob” Jeske

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James Robert “Bob” Jeske Veteran

Birth
Longview, Cowlitz County, Washington, USA
Death
14 Feb 1971 (aged 27)
Vietnam
Burial
Warden, Grant County, Washington, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section A2, Space 19
Memorial ID
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Area Sergeant Dies in Indochina Combat

WARDEN, Wash.—Word has been received here by Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Jeske of the death of their son, Army Sgt. Robert Jeske, in Indochina Feb. 14. Sgt. Jeske, 27, was killed in action while serving in Southeast Asia.

Mr. Jeske was born Feb. 1, 1944 in Longview, Wash. He was reared here and was graduated from high school here in 1962.

A four-year veteran of the U.S. Navy, Sgt. Jeske was serving with an advisory team with the Army in Vietnam at the time of his death. In the interim of his service with the Army and the Navy, he attended Eastern Washington State College, Cheney.

Besides his parents, he is survived by his wife, Betty, Spokane; a sister, Mrs. Jerry Dyreson, Spokane; and a brother, David, Warden.

Eccleston Penhallurick Mortuary, Moses Lake, Wash., will announce funeral services.

—From the Spokane Daily Chronicle; Saturday, February 20, 1971
Area Sergeant Dies in Indochina Combat

WARDEN, Wash.—Word has been received here by Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Jeske of the death of their son, Army Sgt. Robert Jeske, in Indochina Feb. 14. Sgt. Jeske, 27, was killed in action while serving in Southeast Asia.

Mr. Jeske was born Feb. 1, 1944 in Longview, Wash. He was reared here and was graduated from high school here in 1962.

A four-year veteran of the U.S. Navy, Sgt. Jeske was serving with an advisory team with the Army in Vietnam at the time of his death. In the interim of his service with the Army and the Navy, he attended Eastern Washington State College, Cheney.

Besides his parents, he is survived by his wife, Betty, Spokane; a sister, Mrs. Jerry Dyreson, Spokane; and a brother, David, Warden.

Eccleston Penhallurick Mortuary, Moses Lake, Wash., will announce funeral services.

—From the Spokane Daily Chronicle; Saturday, February 20, 1971

Inscription

Washington Sgt Advosory Team #71 Vietnam BSM



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  • Maintained by: LDR
  • Originally Created by: J.A. & D.S.
  • Added: Jun 14, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14610535/james_robert-jeske: accessed ), memorial page for James Robert “Bob” Jeske (1 Feb 1944–14 Feb 1971), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14610535, citing Sunset Memorial Gardens, Warden, Grant County, Washington, USA; Maintained by LDR (contributor 47300676).