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Donald Morgan Jenkins

Donald Morgan Jenkins, 9 years old

Donald at 9 years old

Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Yeoman, Third Class
Service Number 386 78 27
Birth Date June 15, 1926
From Seattle, Washington
Decorations Purple Heart
Submarine USS Tang (SS-306)
Loss Date October 25, 1944
Location Formosa Strait near Turnabout Island
Circumstances Sunk by circular run of own torpedo
Remarks Donald was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. The photo of Donald (above) was taken from a Seattle newspaper article describing his rescue by firemen from his burning home.

Photo courtesy of the Seattle Public Library, via Paul W. Wittmer. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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