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Personal info

Full name
JENKS, William J
Date of birth
31 December 1914
Age
29
Place of birth
Burlington County, New Jersey
Hometown
Swoyerville, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33608247
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
C Company,
48th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 December 1944
Place of death
Manhay, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 2 48

Immediate family

Members
Peter J. Jenks (father)
Louise Jenks (mother)
Catherine (Hazinski) Jenks (wife)
William J. Jenks (son)

More information

Pfc. William J. Jenks enlisted in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on 14 July 1943 and was sent overseas in June 1944.

His son was only 3 weeks old when he left the USA.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.7tharmddiv.org, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - The Evening News 

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The Evening News