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Personal info

Full name
JENKINS, David John Jr
Date of birth
1 September 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Bethlehem, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Atlantic County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32753268
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
393rd Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 January 1945
Place of death
Near Monschau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 12 44

Immediate family

Members
David J. Jenkins Sr. (father)
Margarete Jenkins (mother)
Beatrice Jenkins (sister)
Patricia Jenkins (sister)

More information

T/Sgt David J. Jenkins Jr. was complimented by his superior officer for building an excellent platoon under extreme difficulties.

He was killed in action while trying to aid a wounded comrade.

T/Sgt Jenkins had been recommended for a field commission to second lieutenant. His officer said: "He had proven himself a capable leader and a true friend to all, and always ready to lend cheer when the outlook was the darkest."

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Press of Atlantic City 9 August 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Atlantic City High School 1942