Jenkins Joseph Milton

Monuments

Leiston Airfield (Station 373) 357th & 358th Fighter Groups Memorial

357th Fighter Group Roll of Honor

Name:

Joseph Milton Jenkins

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-805055

Unit:

364th Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1944-05-24

State:

Georgia

Cemetery:

Normandy American Cemetery, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

Comments:

Joseph Milton Jenkins was born on October 5, 1922, in Savannah, Georgia. He served in the 364th Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group as a First Lieutenant during World War II. 1LT Jenkins failed to return from a mission in theP-51 #42-103389 aircraft; once the escort was complete, strafed aerodrome in the vicinity of Albert, France, hit by machine-gun fire and light flak and crashed on May 24, 1944. He is buried now in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.