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PFC Willard “Bud” Jenkins

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PFC Willard “Bud” Jenkins Veteran

Birth
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
20 Sep 1944 (aged 27)
Nijmegen Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands
Burial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map
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Willard Jenkins from Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania was born in 1917 in Pennsylvania.

father: David Jenkins †
mother: Verna (Morgan) Jenkins †
sister: Shirley (Swartzell) Jenkins †
sister: Margaret (Driebe) Jenkins († 2006)
sister: Hanna H. (Owens) Jenkins
brother: David Jenkins †
sister: Dorothy Verna (Thatcher) Jenkins († September 19, 2011)
brother: Evan William Jenkins †
sister: Edna Jenkins
sister: Joan (Kujawski) Jenkins †
sister: Ethel Jenkins †

He enlisted in the U.S. Army June 16, 1942 from Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania as a Private (Army Serial Number 33346254). Attended 2 years of high school. Worked as a roofer or slater. Single, without dependents. Awarded with the Purple Heart.

Willard Jenkins was killed during the crossing of the Waal River in canvass boats, 2 km west of the Waal Bridge at Nijmegen.
Willard Jenkins from Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania was born in 1917 in Pennsylvania.

father: David Jenkins †
mother: Verna (Morgan) Jenkins †
sister: Shirley (Swartzell) Jenkins †
sister: Margaret (Driebe) Jenkins († 2006)
sister: Hanna H. (Owens) Jenkins
brother: David Jenkins †
sister: Dorothy Verna (Thatcher) Jenkins († September 19, 2011)
brother: Evan William Jenkins †
sister: Edna Jenkins
sister: Joan (Kujawski) Jenkins †
sister: Ethel Jenkins †

He enlisted in the U.S. Army June 16, 1942 from Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania as a Private (Army Serial Number 33346254). Attended 2 years of high school. Worked as a roofer or slater. Single, without dependents. Awarded with the Purple Heart.

Willard Jenkins was killed during the crossing of the Waal River in canvass boats, 2 km west of the Waal Bridge at Nijmegen.

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Pennsylvania.



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