He registered for the WW II draft on 16 October 1940, and he was listed as employed by Vincent Pallavicini, San Anselmo, California, Maryland. He was 5' 10 ½" tall; weighed 164 pounds; had brown hair, blue eyes and a 'dark' complexion.

On 26 February 1943 he entered the service from San Francisco, California, as a private. He had two years of high school education, was married and his civilian occupation was listed as: "Roofers and slaters".

Jerry was a member of the 437th TCG Association and was listed on their rosters from 1972 through 2002.