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Personal info

Full name
JENKINS, Joseph H
Date of birth
7 December 1922
Age
21
Place of birth
Maryland
Hometown
Akron, Summit County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35606014
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 December 1944
Place of death
Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 12 56

Immediate family

Members
John E. Jenkins (father)
Susie A. Jenkins (mother)
Salem T. Jenkins (brother)
Vernon W. Jenkins (brother)
Wilbur R. Jenkins (brother)
Evelyn G. Jenkins (sister)
Phyllis L. Jenkins (sister)
Richard T. Jenkins (brother)
Kenneth W. Jenkins (brother)
John E. Jenkins (brother)

More information

T/5 Joseph H. Jenkins enlisted at Fort Hayes, Ohio on 18 March 1943.

Source of information: Tammy Jenkins-Carr (niece), www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S., War Department Press Releases and Related Records 1942-1945 / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 / 1940 Census, The Cumberland News - 6 January 1945, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Cumberland News