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Personal info

Full name
JENKINS, Thomas O
Date of birth
18 July 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Dallas County, Texas
Hometown
Limestone County, Texas

Military service

Service number
18007059
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
406th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 November 1944
Place of death
lmmendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 20 26

Immediate family

Members
Jesse C. Jenkins (father)
Louise Jenkins (wife)

More information

S/Sgt Thomas O. Jenkins enlisted in Dallas, Texas on 19 October 1940.

Moved to the town of lmmendorf and dug in on the far side with DeValk. Turned in rolls here. We were pulled out suddenly around 1:30 AM. Sgt. Jenkins Thomas O. and Vete Arthur were killed by a mine in the field just before we left.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Elwin Miller 406-k, H.A.J. Dortants, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.wwiimemorial.com - A Greatful Dutchman, www.ancestry.com - Texas Birth Records / U.S., Headstone and Interment Record, The Austin American - 28 February 1945

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet