Assigned to 357FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF (a P-51 fighter group that destroyed 73 enemy planes in 22 days of air fighting). Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission in P-51 42-103389; once the escort was complete, strafed aerodrome in vicinity of Albert, France, hit by machine gun fire and light flak and crashed. MACR 5109
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First Lieutenant Joseph Milton Jenkins, born in 1922, was the son of John Ignatius and Essie Duncan (Potts) Jenkins of Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia.
In the 1930 census 8-year-old Joseph is living with his parents and siblings John 15, and Mary 10 at 514 W Victory Drive in Savannah. His father is a clerk for a steam railroad.
In the 1940 census 18-year-old Joseph is living with his parents at 651 36th Street in Savannah. His father is still a clerk for a steam railroad.
In 1941 Joe was a member of the flying club at Armstrong Junior College in Savannah.
Lt Jenkins was pilot of P-51C 42-103389 of the 364th Fighter Squadron of the 357the Fighter Group. The NARA WWII casualty listings by state and county for Georgia show Jenkins Joseph M, 1 Lt from Chatham County as killed in action 24 May 1944. Lt Jenkins P-51 was hit by flak and crashed between Montlucon and Gueret 190 miles due south of Paris.
A cenotaph marker in memory of Lt Jenkins was placed at Laurel Grove Cemetery South in Savanah.
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First Lieutenant Joseph Milton Jenkins, born in 1922, was the son of John Ignatius and Essie Duncan (Potts) Jenkins of Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia.
In the 1930 census 8-year-old Joseph is living with his parents and siblings John 15, and Mary 10 at 514 W Victory Drive in Savannah. His father is a clerk for a steam railroad.
In the 1940 census 18-year-old Joseph is living with his parents at 651 36th Street in Savannah. His father is still a clerk for a steam railroad.
In 1941 Joe was a member of the flying club at Armstrong Junior College in Savannah.
Lt Jenkins was pilot of P-51C 42-103389 of the 364th Fighter Squadron of the 357the Fighter Group. The NARA WWII casualty listings by state and county for Georgia show Jenkins Joseph M, 1 Lt from Chatham County as killed in action 24 May 1944. Lt Jenkins P-51 was hit by flak and crashed between Montlucon and Gueret 190 miles due south of Paris.
A cenotaph marker in memory of Lt Jenkins was placed at Laurel Grove Cemetery South in Savanah.
Assigned to 357FS, 364FG, 8AF USAAF (a P-51 fighter group that destroyed 73 enemy planes in 22 days of air fighting). Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission in P-51 42-103389; once the escort was complete, strafed aerodrome in vicinity of Albert, France, hit by machine gun fire and light flak and crashed. MACR 5109
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First Lieutenant Joseph Milton Jenkins, born in 1922, was the son of John Ignatius and Essie Duncan (Potts) Jenkins of Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia.
In the 1930 census 8-year-old Joseph is living with his parents and siblings John 15, and Mary 10 at 514 W Victory Drive in Savannah. His father is a clerk for a steam railroad.
In the 1940 census 18-year-old Joseph is living with his parents at 651 36th Street in Savannah. His father is still a clerk for a steam railroad.
In 1941 Joe was a member of the flying club at Armstrong Junior College in Savannah.
Lt Jenkins was pilot of P-51C 42-103389 of the 364th Fighter Squadron of the 357the Fighter Group. The NARA WWII casualty listings by state and county for Georgia show Jenkins Joseph M, 1 Lt from Chatham County as killed in action 24 May 1944. Lt Jenkins P-51 was hit by flak and crashed between Montlucon and Gueret 190 miles due south of Paris.
A cenotaph marker in memory of Lt Jenkins was placed at Laurel Grove Cemetery South in Savanah.
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First Lieutenant Joseph Milton Jenkins, born in 1922, was the son of John Ignatius and Essie Duncan (Potts) Jenkins of Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia.
In the 1930 census 8-year-old Joseph is living with his parents and siblings John 15, and Mary 10 at 514 W Victory Drive in Savannah. His father is a clerk for a steam railroad.
In the 1940 census 18-year-old Joseph is living with his parents at 651 36th Street in Savannah. His father is still a clerk for a steam railroad.
In 1941 Joe was a member of the flying club at Armstrong Junior College in Savannah.
Lt Jenkins was pilot of P-51C 42-103389 of the 364th Fighter Squadron of the 357the Fighter Group. The NARA WWII casualty listings by state and county for Georgia show Jenkins Joseph M, 1 Lt from Chatham County as killed in action 24 May 1944. Lt Jenkins P-51 was hit by flak and crashed between Montlucon and Gueret 190 miles due south of Paris.
A cenotaph marker in memory of Lt Jenkins was placed at Laurel Grove Cemetery South in Savanah.
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