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Jenkins, Floyd M.

Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Staff Sergeant (Sergeant-Major)
Unit:
Company A, 743rd Tank Battalion, 116th Infantry Combat Team
Awarded for:
Operation Neptune
For action performed on D-Day, June 6th 1944, sectors Dog Red and Easy Green, Omaha Beach, Normandy, France.

Citation unavailable.
Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit:
Company A, 743rd Tank Battalion, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory", U.S. Army

Citation unavailable.
Bronze Star  Medal (BSM)

Sources

  • - Folkestad, W.B., The View from the Turret – The 743rd Tank Battalion During World War II, Burd Street Press, Shippensburg, USA, 2000
    - Hewitt, R.L., Workhorse of the Western Front – The Story of the 30th Infantry Division, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 1980
    - The 30th Infantry Division In World War II

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