Notes written by his wife, Emma May (Stevens) Noland before she moved to heaven.
Jesse Glenn Noland, born July 10, 1918, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA, son of Benjamin, Harrison Noland and Gennetta Florence Ford Noland. He was born at home on the McIntyre Farm. The family moved to the Overlook Farm, south-east of Council Bluffs. He attended the Meadow Brook School thru the second grade. In March, 1926, they moved to a farm on W 29th Ave and 3rd street where they attended Lake Manawa School thru the eighth grade.
As a young boy, he worked in various places around Council Bluffs and Bedford, IA, also in Linden, MO. At the age of 19, he moved to Denver, CO, March, 1937, where he lived with his aunt and uncle, Anna and Joseph (Bud) Ford. He went by his middle name, Glenn, all his younger years, until he went to the Navy, where he had to use his given name of Jesse G. Noland. He returned to Council Bluffs, in 1938.
After returning to Denver, (Jesse) Glenn was employed at the Broadway Tavern, Dolly Madison Creamery, Rocky Mountain Dairy and Merchants Biscuit Company.
By this time, World War II had been declared and Jesse went to work for the Armed Service Forces, in April, 1943, at Buckley Field, which was managed by the US Air Force, where he became a Firefighter. Dec 18, 1943, he joined the US Navy where after Basic Training, at Farragutt, ID, he was sent to Firefighting School, at Mare Island, near Vallejo, CA. After finishing his schooling, he volunteered for overseas duty. He was sent to Hawaii, from San Francisco, on a Liberty Ship. Here he transferred to a temporary assignment on the USS Current, ARS 22 (Auxiliary Repair Ship), in Sept, 1944. The USS Current towed a Refrigerated Cement Barge to Eniwetok Island. Then he took the same Liberty Ship he had been on from San Francisco to HI, and went to Palau Island, where he was assigned to the USS Gear ARS 34. After duty on the Gear, he flew to Guam, where he was assigned to a Fire Tug, the USS Tawakoni ATF 14 (Auxiliary Tug Fleet,) where he saw action at Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Ie Shima.
He was 200 yards off shore, at Ie Shima, when War Correspondent, Ernie Pyle was killed by the Japanese, April 18, 1945, (he didn't know it at the time, but Ernie Pyle was a cousin to the woman, Emma Casso, his future wife, Emma May Stevens (Wilson) was named after.)
At the close of the war, he went to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, to observe the results of the Atom Bomb, before returning to the United States. Before his discharge from the Navy, he received the Victory Medal, the Philippine Liberation Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Medal, with two stars for the battles of Okinawa and Iwo Jima, and the American Area Medal, which gave him enough points for an Honorable Discharge, which he received at Camp Pendleton, CA, Dec 20,1945. Upon his return to Denver, CO, he was re-hired at Buckley Field, where he was employed until July, 1946, when the station was closed. He transferred to the Veteran's Administration Hospital at Ft. Logan, CO.
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The following notes are written by Mary Miller, Jesse's stepdaughter:
There's just too much to say about Jesse to put it all here. After the death of his wife, Emma, he became afraid to stay alone. He was having small strokes and bouts of dizziness, so he moved in with his (step)daughter Mary (Wilson) Miller, where he resided for 7 happy months. He was never thought of as a "step" father, as it seemed he had always been in my life. I was only 3 years old when he married my mother. I always said, "Anybody can be a Father, but it takes a special person to be a Daddy" and he was the only "Daddy" I ever knew. He is greatly missed.
Jesse Glenn Noland, born July 10, 1918, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA, son of Benjamin, Harrison Noland and Gennetta Florence Ford Noland. He was born at home on the McIntyre Farm. The family moved to the Overlook Farm, south-east of Council Bluffs. He attended the Meadow Brook School thru the second grade. In March, 1926, they moved to a farm on W 29th Ave and 3rd street where they attended Lake Manawa School thru the eighth grade.
As a young boy, he worked in various places around Council Bluffs and Bedford, IA, also in Linden, MO. At the age of 19, he moved to Denver, CO, March, 1937, where he lived with his aunt and uncle, Anna and Joseph (Bud) Ford. He went by his middle name, Glenn, all his younger years, until he went to the Navy, where he had to use his given name of Jesse G. Noland. He returned to Council Bluffs, in 1938.
After returning to Denver, (Jesse) Glenn was employed at the Broadway Tavern, Dolly Madison Creamery, Rocky Mountain Dairy and Merchants Biscuit Company.
By this time, World War II had been declared and Jesse went to work for the Armed Service Forces, in April, 1943, at Buckley Field, which was managed by the US Air Force, where he became a Firefighter. Dec 18, 1943, he joined the US Navy where after Basic Training, at Farragutt, ID, he was sent to Firefighting School, at Mare Island, near Vallejo, CA. After finishing his schooling, he volunteered for overseas duty. He was sent to Hawaii, from San Francisco, on a Liberty Ship. Here he transferred to a temporary assignment on the USS Current, ARS 22 (Auxiliary Repair Ship), in Sept, 1944. The USS Current towed a Refrigerated Cement Barge to Eniwetok Island. Then he took the same Liberty Ship he had been on from San Francisco to HI, and went to Palau Island, where he was assigned to the USS Gear ARS 34. After duty on the Gear, he flew to Guam, where he was assigned to a Fire Tug, the USS Tawakoni ATF 14 (Auxiliary Tug Fleet,) where he saw action at Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Ie Shima.
He was 200 yards off shore, at Ie Shima, when War Correspondent, Ernie Pyle was killed by the Japanese, April 18, 1945, (he didn't know it at the time, but Ernie Pyle was a cousin to the woman, Emma Casso, his future wife, Emma May Stevens (Wilson) was named after.)
At the close of the war, he went to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, to observe the results of the Atom Bomb, before returning to the United States. Before his discharge from the Navy, he received the Victory Medal, the Philippine Liberation Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Medal, with two stars for the battles of Okinawa and Iwo Jima, and the American Area Medal, which gave him enough points for an Honorable Discharge, which he received at Camp Pendleton, CA, Dec 20,1945. Upon his return to Denver, CO, he was re-hired at Buckley Field, where he was employed until July, 1946, when the station was closed. He transferred to the Veteran's Administration Hospital at Ft. Logan, CO.
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The following notes are written by Mary Miller, Jesse's stepdaughter:
There's just too much to say about Jesse to put it all here. After the death of his wife, Emma, he became afraid to stay alone. He was having small strokes and bouts of dizziness, so he moved in with his (step)daughter Mary (Wilson) Miller, where he resided for 7 happy months. He was never thought of as a "step" father, as it seemed he had always been in my life. I was only 3 years old when he married my mother. I always said, "Anybody can be a Father, but it takes a special person to be a Daddy" and he was the only "Daddy" I ever knew. He is greatly missed.
Notes written by his wife, Emma May (Stevens) Noland before she moved to heaven.
Jesse Glenn Noland, born July 10, 1918, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA, son of Benjamin, Harrison Noland and Gennetta Florence Ford Noland. He was born at home on the McIntyre Farm. The family moved to the Overlook Farm, south-east of Council Bluffs. He attended the Meadow Brook School thru the second grade. In March, 1926, they moved to a farm on W 29th Ave and 3rd street where they attended Lake Manawa School thru the eighth grade.
As a young boy, he worked in various places around Council Bluffs and Bedford, IA, also in Linden, MO. At the age of 19, he moved to Denver, CO, March, 1937, where he lived with his aunt and uncle, Anna and Joseph (Bud) Ford. He went by his middle name, Glenn, all his younger years, until he went to the Navy, where he had to use his given name of Jesse G. Noland. He returned to Council Bluffs, in 1938.
After returning to Denver, (Jesse) Glenn was employed at the Broadway Tavern, Dolly Madison Creamery, Rocky Mountain Dairy and Merchants Biscuit Company.
By this time, World War II had been declared and Jesse went to work for the Armed Service Forces, in April, 1943, at Buckley Field, which was managed by the US Air Force, where he became a Firefighter. Dec 18, 1943, he joined the US Navy where after Basic Training, at Farragutt, ID, he was sent to Firefighting School, at Mare Island, near Vallejo, CA. After finishing his schooling, he volunteered for overseas duty. He was sent to Hawaii, from San Francisco, on a Liberty Ship. Here he transferred to a temporary assignment on the USS Current, ARS 22 (Auxiliary Repair Ship), in Sept, 1944. The USS Current towed a Refrigerated Cement Barge to Eniwetok Island. Then he took the same Liberty Ship he had been on from San Francisco to HI, and went to Palau Island, where he was assigned to the USS Gear ARS 34. After duty on the Gear, he flew to Guam, where he was assigned to a Fire Tug, the USS Tawakoni ATF 14 (Auxiliary Tug Fleet,) where he saw action at Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Ie Shima.
He was 200 yards off shore, at Ie Shima, when War Correspondent, Ernie Pyle was killed by the Japanese, April 18, 1945, (he didn't know it at the time, but Ernie Pyle was a cousin to the woman, Emma Casso, his future wife, Emma May Stevens (Wilson) was named after.)
At the close of the war, he went to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, to observe the results of the Atom Bomb, before returning to the United States. Before his discharge from the Navy, he received the Victory Medal, the Philippine Liberation Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Medal, with two stars for the battles of Okinawa and Iwo Jima, and the American Area Medal, which gave him enough points for an Honorable Discharge, which he received at Camp Pendleton, CA, Dec 20,1945. Upon his return to Denver, CO, he was re-hired at Buckley Field, where he was employed until July, 1946, when the station was closed. He transferred to the Veteran's Administration Hospital at Ft. Logan, CO.
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The following notes are written by Mary Miller, Jesse's stepdaughter:
There's just too much to say about Jesse to put it all here. After the death of his wife, Emma, he became afraid to stay alone. He was having small strokes and bouts of dizziness, so he moved in with his (step)daughter Mary (Wilson) Miller, where he resided for 7 happy months. He was never thought of as a "step" father, as it seemed he had always been in my life. I was only 3 years old when he married my mother. I always said, "Anybody can be a Father, but it takes a special person to be a Daddy" and he was the only "Daddy" I ever knew. He is greatly missed.
Jesse Glenn Noland, born July 10, 1918, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA, son of Benjamin, Harrison Noland and Gennetta Florence Ford Noland. He was born at home on the McIntyre Farm. The family moved to the Overlook Farm, south-east of Council Bluffs. He attended the Meadow Brook School thru the second grade. In March, 1926, they moved to a farm on W 29th Ave and 3rd street where they attended Lake Manawa School thru the eighth grade.
As a young boy, he worked in various places around Council Bluffs and Bedford, IA, also in Linden, MO. At the age of 19, he moved to Denver, CO, March, 1937, where he lived with his aunt and uncle, Anna and Joseph (Bud) Ford. He went by his middle name, Glenn, all his younger years, until he went to the Navy, where he had to use his given name of Jesse G. Noland. He returned to Council Bluffs, in 1938.
After returning to Denver, (Jesse) Glenn was employed at the Broadway Tavern, Dolly Madison Creamery, Rocky Mountain Dairy and Merchants Biscuit Company.
By this time, World War II had been declared and Jesse went to work for the Armed Service Forces, in April, 1943, at Buckley Field, which was managed by the US Air Force, where he became a Firefighter. Dec 18, 1943, he joined the US Navy where after Basic Training, at Farragutt, ID, he was sent to Firefighting School, at Mare Island, near Vallejo, CA. After finishing his schooling, he volunteered for overseas duty. He was sent to Hawaii, from San Francisco, on a Liberty Ship. Here he transferred to a temporary assignment on the USS Current, ARS 22 (Auxiliary Repair Ship), in Sept, 1944. The USS Current towed a Refrigerated Cement Barge to Eniwetok Island. Then he took the same Liberty Ship he had been on from San Francisco to HI, and went to Palau Island, where he was assigned to the USS Gear ARS 34. After duty on the Gear, he flew to Guam, where he was assigned to a Fire Tug, the USS Tawakoni ATF 14 (Auxiliary Tug Fleet,) where he saw action at Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Ie Shima.
He was 200 yards off shore, at Ie Shima, when War Correspondent, Ernie Pyle was killed by the Japanese, April 18, 1945, (he didn't know it at the time, but Ernie Pyle was a cousin to the woman, Emma Casso, his future wife, Emma May Stevens (Wilson) was named after.)
At the close of the war, he went to Hiroshima and Nagasaki, to observe the results of the Atom Bomb, before returning to the United States. Before his discharge from the Navy, he received the Victory Medal, the Philippine Liberation Medal, the Asiatic Pacific Medal, with two stars for the battles of Okinawa and Iwo Jima, and the American Area Medal, which gave him enough points for an Honorable Discharge, which he received at Camp Pendleton, CA, Dec 20,1945. Upon his return to Denver, CO, he was re-hired at Buckley Field, where he was employed until July, 1946, when the station was closed. He transferred to the Veteran's Administration Hospital at Ft. Logan, CO.
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The following notes are written by Mary Miller, Jesse's stepdaughter:
There's just too much to say about Jesse to put it all here. After the death of his wife, Emma, he became afraid to stay alone. He was having small strokes and bouts of dizziness, so he moved in with his (step)daughter Mary (Wilson) Miller, where he resided for 7 happy months. He was never thought of as a "step" father, as it seemed he had always been in my life. I was only 3 years old when he married my mother. I always said, "Anybody can be a Father, but it takes a special person to be a Daddy" and he was the only "Daddy" I ever knew. He is greatly missed.
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