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Personal info

Full name
JENKINS, John T
Date of birth
28 July 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee
Hometown
Rutherford County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34863056
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 December 1944
Place of death
Sector Bütgenbacher Heck – Dom Bütgenbach, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 3 11

Immediate family

Members
James E. Jenkins (father)
Mae (Byers) Jenkins (mother)
Orice Jenkins (brother)
James R. Jenkins (brother)
Roy L. Jenkins (brother)
Leonard Jenkins (brother)

More information

Pfc John T. Jenkins enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 16 May 1944.
He worked in a laundry before he enlisted.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - various family trees

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet