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Talmadge Jenkins
First Name:
Talmadge
Middle Name:
Clinton
Last Name:
Jenkins
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He had been in the South Pacific for nine months and had already been in three major battles. He was lost at sea when the Warrenton encountered a hurricane. Memorial marker at Battery Park, NYC.
Age at Death: 17
Image Source: The Charlotte Observer 9-21-1944
Personal Details
Biographical Notes:
member, First Baptist Church, Monroe, NC
Family Details:
Oscar Walter Jenkins - 512 N. Tryon, Charlotte, NC
Dorothy Jenkins - 512 N. Tryon, Charlotte, NC, Henry H. Jenkins, Private First Class - Casper, WY, Mabel Jenkins - 512 N. Tryon, Charlotte, NC
Military Details
Military Branch:
Navy Enlisted: 7-8-1943
Military Rank:
Seaman First Class
Military Unit:
Fireman 1/c Warrenton
KIA Date:
NA
MIA Date:
9/13/1944
KIA / MIA Place:
South Pacific
Military Details:
Great Lakes Naval Training station, IL, Pacific
Awards:
3 stars on a Pacific Theater Ribbon
Source:
Newsprint and death index