Jesse served in the 2nd Marine Division instrumental in the attack on Tarawa and drove amphibious invasion tractors landing soldiers on beaches around the Pacific, and was Awarded a purple heart for wounds recieved during the fighting. The battle was a huge victory for the Americans. He met his wife Winifred Margaret Campbell in Wellington NZ en route to the War in the Pacific. Winifred was at the time a practicing nurse aged some 26yrs.
She later travelled to America after Jessie was discharged from the army and the two were married on 11th February 1948 in Riviera Texas.
Soon After they moved south to Harlingen, on the Mexican Border, where Jesse worked for the Government International Boundary and Water Commision, one of his jobs entailed driving the water levees checking them in case of flooding.
He was an avid hunter and fisherman, he taught his daughters Billie and Maggie to be the same, who both grew up with guns. He was a gentle man and an expert rifleman,
After the death of his wife in 1990, Jesse moved from Harlingen to Victoria some 220 miles north and bought land next to his daughter Maggie.
He loved animals and had cows, chickens and turkeys on the small farmlet.. He loved to garden and was a good mechanic.
Although Jess and Winifred have since passed away, they gave birth to 3 daughters, and now have 2 grand-children, 5 great grand-children and one great-great grandchild on the way.
Their daughters live within 2 miles of each other in Victoria Texas
She later travelled to America after Jessie was discharged from the army and the two were married on 11th February 1948 in Riviera Texas.
Soon After they moved south to Harlingen, on the Mexican Border, where Jesse worked for the Government International Boundary and Water Commision, one of his jobs entailed driving the water levees checking them in case of flooding.
He was an avid hunter and fisherman, he taught his daughters Billie and Maggie to be the same, who both grew up with guns. He was a gentle man and an expert rifleman,
After the death of his wife in 1990, Jesse moved from Harlingen to Victoria some 220 miles north and bought land next to his daughter Maggie.
He loved animals and had cows, chickens and turkeys on the small farmlet.. He loved to garden and was a good mechanic.
Although Jess and Winifred have since passed away, they gave birth to 3 daughters, and now have 2 grand-children, 5 great grand-children and one great-great grandchild on the way.
Their daughters live within 2 miles of each other in Victoria Texas
Jesse served in the 2nd Marine Division instrumental in the attack on Tarawa and drove amphibious invasion tractors landing soldiers on beaches around the Pacific, and was Awarded a purple heart for wounds recieved during the fighting. The battle was a huge victory for the Americans. He met his wife Winifred Margaret Campbell in Wellington NZ en route to the War in the Pacific. Winifred was at the time a practicing nurse aged some 26yrs.
She later travelled to America after Jessie was discharged from the army and the two were married on 11th February 1948 in Riviera Texas.
Soon After they moved south to Harlingen, on the Mexican Border, where Jesse worked for the Government International Boundary and Water Commision, one of his jobs entailed driving the water levees checking them in case of flooding.
He was an avid hunter and fisherman, he taught his daughters Billie and Maggie to be the same, who both grew up with guns. He was a gentle man and an expert rifleman,
After the death of his wife in 1990, Jesse moved from Harlingen to Victoria some 220 miles north and bought land next to his daughter Maggie.
He loved animals and had cows, chickens and turkeys on the small farmlet.. He loved to garden and was a good mechanic.
Although Jess and Winifred have since passed away, they gave birth to 3 daughters, and now have 2 grand-children, 5 great grand-children and one great-great grandchild on the way.
Their daughters live within 2 miles of each other in Victoria Texas
She later travelled to America after Jessie was discharged from the army and the two were married on 11th February 1948 in Riviera Texas.
Soon After they moved south to Harlingen, on the Mexican Border, where Jesse worked for the Government International Boundary and Water Commision, one of his jobs entailed driving the water levees checking them in case of flooding.
He was an avid hunter and fisherman, he taught his daughters Billie and Maggie to be the same, who both grew up with guns. He was a gentle man and an expert rifleman,
After the death of his wife in 1990, Jesse moved from Harlingen to Victoria some 220 miles north and bought land next to his daughter Maggie.
He loved animals and had cows, chickens and turkeys on the small farmlet.. He loved to garden and was a good mechanic.
Although Jess and Winifred have since passed away, they gave birth to 3 daughters, and now have 2 grand-children, 5 great grand-children and one great-great grandchild on the way.
Their daughters live within 2 miles of each other in Victoria Texas
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