During WWI, Jesse enlisted in the Merchant Marines and served until he was discharged in 1920. When America entered WWII, he re-enlisted and served in all the war zones. He participated in the D-Day invasion, when his ship the S.S. Frank B. Kellogg took supplies to troops the day after the initial landing of Allied troops. After the war he went worked for Isbrandtsen Lines, working his way up the ranks, finally being promoted to Captain in 1952. Before retiring in 1962, he had made about 46 trips around the world. During a voyage in 1949, while Jesse was serving on USS Sir John Franklin, going up the Yangtze River in China taking supplies to the Communists; the ship was fired upon by two Chinese Nationalist destroyers, causing a diplomatic incident. Jesse served as First Mate under Captain Henrick Kurt Carlsen on the maiden voyage of the Flying Enterprise II. The original Flying Enterprise went through a hurricane-like storm off the coast of England in 1952, causing their cargo to shift in the bulkhead. The ship listed for 10 days with Carlsen, who stayed on board until shortly before it sank.
During WWI, Jesse enlisted in the Merchant Marines and served until he was discharged in 1920. When America entered WWII, he re-enlisted and served in all the war zones. He participated in the D-Day invasion, when his ship the S.S. Frank B. Kellogg took supplies to troops the day after the initial landing of Allied troops. After the war he went worked for Isbrandtsen Lines, working his way up the ranks, finally being promoted to Captain in 1952. Before retiring in 1962, he had made about 46 trips around the world. During a voyage in 1949, while Jesse was serving on USS Sir John Franklin, going up the Yangtze River in China taking supplies to the Communists; the ship was fired upon by two Chinese Nationalist destroyers, causing a diplomatic incident. Jesse served as First Mate under Captain Henrick Kurt Carlsen on the maiden voyage of the Flying Enterprise II. The original Flying Enterprise went through a hurricane-like storm off the coast of England in 1952, causing their cargo to shift in the bulkhead. The ship listed for 10 days with Carlsen, who stayed on board until shortly before it sank.
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