Our Queen Anne Classmates
Who Gave Their Lives In Vietnam

George Jenson
Colonel - US Air Force
Class of 1943

West Queen Anne. Boys' Tennis, Kapers,
Stamp Clerk, Ski Club, Spanish Club, Live Wire, Honor Society.
Ambition: To be able to run a little faster than the draft board.
MIA:  May, 1966
Remains found:  1999

George Jensen, veteran of three wars, discovered as Vietnam victim

"George William Jensen and his crew were buried in Arlington National Cemetery on 15 May 2000, the 34th Anniversary of their being listed as missing in action in Vietnam. Colonel Jensen's remains were identified and returned to the United States. He grew up in Seattle, the son of George Alf and Marguerite Jensen. He graduated from Queen Anne High School and the University of Washington. He married Mary Jane Holmes of Tacoma. He was a member of Delta Upsilon National Fraternity. He served his country during WWII, Korea and Vietnam as a member of the Air Force. He is survived by his wife, Mary; daughter, Carolyn (John) Thayer, Yakima; George Alf Jensen, San Francisco; sister, Anabel Bianchi, Seattle; niece, Paula; nephew, George; and grandmother, Shirley (Scott) Webster, Tacoma."

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