JENKINS GILBERT K

MAJ Gilbert K. Jenkins was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 04/07/2003 at the age of 64.1
Suwanee, GA
Flight Class 69-30
Date of Birth 02/24/1939
Served in the U.S. Army
This information was provided by Mike S.

More detail on this person: Retired Maj. Gilbert Keith Jenkins of Suwanee, GA, died April 7 in a Duluth, GA, hospice.He enlisted in the Army at the age of 17, and attended Officer Candidate School and Ranger School. Jenkins served two tours with White Star and one tour with II Corps Mike Force. He completed his fourth tour of duty in Southeast Asia as commander of an aviation company in Vietnam. He graduated from flight school in Class 69-30. His awards and decorations included the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star Medal with two "V" devices and three oak leaf clusters, seven awards of the Air Medal and the Purple Heart Medal.

From an obituary in the September/October 2003 VHPA Newsletter.

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024