Robert E. Jenkins was born on August 25, 1921, in Taylor, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Evan Jenkins and Susan Williams Jenkins.
Robert served in the 549th Bomber Squadron, 385th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Bombardier on the B-17 #42-37963 during World War II. On February 21, 1944, bombers were returning to the 385th Bomber Group's base at Great Ashfield, England, from a raid on targets in Germany. The pilot lost control of the plane in the clouds. He collided with another aircraft (B-17 #42-31370) in the formation; a bomber from the 550th Bomb Squadron. Both aircraft crashed into the marshes at Reedham, and all of the crew members of both airplanes were killed.
2Lt Jenkins is now buried in the Taylor Cemetery, Taylor, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Name:
Robert E. Jenkins
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-683138
Unit:
549th Bomber Squadron, 385th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-02-21
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Taylor Cemetery, Taylor, Pennsylvania
Plot:
Section 2
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