In loving memory of... SSGT. Charles Wayne Jenkins.

You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!


CHARLES WAYNE JENKINS - Army - SSGT - E6
Age: 28
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Nov 11, 1940
From: LYNWOOD, CA
Religion: PROTESTANT
Marital Status: Married - Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Carol Ann Jenkins; two sons, Donald Jenkins and Charles Jenkins, Jr.; a daughter, Beth Ann Jenkins, all of Lake Placid, Fla.; the parents, Master Sergeant Charles A. and Mrs. Jenkins of Lynwood, Calif., and a sister, Judith J. Jenkins of Lynwood, Calif.

***** His Fathers Obituary - Charles Addison Jenkins
Birth: Oct. 16, 1917 in Benedict, York County, Nebraska,
Death: Nov. 7, 1984 in Whittier, Los Angeles County,
California, USA.
Family links: Spouse: Bernice Harriet Craig Jenkins (1918 - 2011)* Burial: Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot:Lupin Lawn, Section 23, lot 2089, Grave 1, entrance 1

***** His Mothers Obituary - Bernice Harriet Craig Jenkins
Birth: Jan. 18, 1918 - Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska,
Death: May 13, 2011 in Long Beach, Los Angeles County,
California, USA.
Bernice (Bea) Harriet Craig was born January 18, 1918 in Omaha, Nebraska. She graduated from South High School and worked cleaning houses and babysitting during her high school years. On June 28, 1939 Bea married Charles A. Jenkins. Bea and Charles had two children - Charles Wayne (who was killed in Vietnam) and Judy Jo.
Bea became a member of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars June 7, 1967. She served many years as President and filled any office that needed to be filled and took on any chairmanship - even at the District level. Besides cats, the Ladies Auxiliary, Bea enjoyed Danish plates and Hummel figurines. Bea was a Gold Star Mother.

Parents: Harry Harrison Craig (1890 - 1981)
Lillian Mae Sweniger Cline (1893 - 1974)
Spouse: Charles Addison Jenkins (1917 - 1984)
Burial: Rose Hills Memorial Park - Whittier
Los Angeles County California, USA
Plot: Lupin Lawn, Section 23, lot 2089


***** Candice Jenkins - Granddaughter
Missing You.

***** The Free Press, Colorado Springs, CO
Staff Sergeant Charles Wayne Jenkins, 28, formerly of Ft. Carson, died in Vietnam March 19. Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Carol Ann Jenkins; two sons, Donald Jenkins and Charles Jenkins, Jr.; a daughter, Beth Ann Jenkins, all of Lake Placid, Fla.; the parents, Master Sergeant Charles A. and Mrs. Jenkins of Lynwood, Calif., and a sister, Judith J. Jenkins of Lynwood, Calif.
Scott Stephenson Funeral Home of Lake Placid, Fla., is in charge.




SSGT - E6 - Army - Regular
1st Cav Division (AMBL)
Length of service 10 years
His tour began on Sep 3, 1968
Casualty was on Mar 19, 1969
In BIEN HOA, SOUTH VIETNAM
Non-Hostile, died of illness/injury, GROUND CASUALTY
VEHICLE CRASH
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army of the United States
Grade at loss: E6
Rank: Staff Sergeant
ID No: 19727842
MOS: 71Q40: Journalist
Length Service: 10
Unit: HHC, 1ST BN, 5TH CAVALRY, 1ST CAV DIV, USARV

CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: 09/03/1968
Casualty Date: 03/19/1969
Age at Loss: 28 (based on date declared dead)
Location: Bien Hoa Province, South Vietnam
Remains: Body recovered
Casualty Type: Non-hostile, died of illness or injury
Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
Casualty Detail: Vehicle loss or crash
URL: www.VirtualWall.org/dj/JenkinsCW01a.htm
ON THE WALL Panel 29W Line 079

Body was recovered
Panel 29W - Line 79


Non-Hostile, died of illness/injury, GROUND CASUALTY
VEHICLE CRASH






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Lakeview Memorial Gardens Cemetery - Avon Park, Florida.
~~~~ On April 2, 1969 Lakeview Memorial Gardens conducted its first burial when Vietnam War Hero S-Sgt. Charles W. Jenkins of Lake Placid Fl. Army S-Sgt. Jenkins lost his life in the vicinity of Nha Trang, Vietnam.
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