Michael served as a Staff Sergeant on B-26C "Marauder"(#41-34874), 440th Bomber Squadron, 319th Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 25, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
Michael was declared "Missing In Action" on a bombing raid over Northern Italy during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13069984
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Airmen who perished on B-26C (#41-34874):
Alexopoulos, Louis, S/Sgt, Ohio
Eagles, Albert L., S/Sgt, Engineer/Gunner,Oklahoma
Jenkins, Michael O., Jr., S/Sgt, Maryland
Lane, Thomas C., S/Sgt, Tennessee
The rest of the crew survived the crash.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 25, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
Michael was declared "Missing In Action" on a bombing raid over Northern Italy during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13069984
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Airmen who perished on B-26C (#41-34874):
Alexopoulos, Louis, S/Sgt, Ohio
Eagles, Albert L., S/Sgt, Engineer/Gunner,Oklahoma
Jenkins, Michael O., Jr., S/Sgt, Maryland
Lane, Thomas C., S/Sgt, Tennessee
The rest of the crew survived the crash.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Michael served as a Staff Sergeant on B-26C "Marauder"(#41-34874), 440th Bomber Squadron, 319th Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 25, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
Michael was declared "Missing In Action" on a bombing raid over Northern Italy during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13069984
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Airmen who perished on B-26C (#41-34874):
Alexopoulos, Louis, S/Sgt, Ohio
Eagles, Albert L., S/Sgt, Engineer/Gunner,Oklahoma
Jenkins, Michael O., Jr., S/Sgt, Maryland
Lane, Thomas C., S/Sgt, Tennessee
The rest of the crew survived the crash.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 25, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
Michael was declared "Missing In Action" on a bombing raid over Northern Italy during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # 13069984
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Airmen who perished on B-26C (#41-34874):
Alexopoulos, Louis, S/Sgt, Ohio
Eagles, Albert L., S/Sgt, Engineer/Gunner,Oklahoma
Jenkins, Michael O., Jr., S/Sgt, Maryland
Lane, Thomas C., S/Sgt, Tennessee
The rest of the crew survived the crash.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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