Dave Jensen

 Dave Jensen is a minor character, whose guilt over his injury of Lee Strunk causes him to break his own nose. Jensen’s relief after Strunk’s death is an illustration of the perspective soldiers are forced to assume. Instead of mourning the loss of his friend, Jensen is glad to know that the pact the two made—and that he broke—has now become obsolete.

Dave Jensen was always extra prepared. He fields a hygiene kit and socks to prevent trench foot. Germaphobe- his fear is almost irrational, tries precautions but still can’t stop disease/death.

Dave Jensen, obsessed with cleanliness, wore a toothbrush, a sharp tooth for cleaning his teeth and several pieces of soap of standard hotel size, stolen from the rear of Sydney in Australia.

Dave Jensen took vitamins with an increased content of carotene to improve visual acuity. Dave Jensen was carrying headphones. As a rule, the bosses told him to inspect the tunnels before the explosion, the work was unpleasant, but more often he shrugged their shoulders and proceeded to perform.

Dave Jensen carried three pairs of socks and a can of Dr. Scholl's foot powder as a precaution against trench foot. Dave Jensen carried empty sandbags that could be filled at night for added protection.

Dave Jensen was big and strong, and eventually, he wrapped an arm around Strunk's neck and pinned him down and kept hitting him on the nose. He hit him hard. And he didn't stop. The author describes a lot of his relation with Strunk.