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Sidney
F.
Jenkins
POW (WWII)

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Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands & Korea)

    Action Date:

    May 6, 1942 – September 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    First Lieutenant Sidney F. Jenkins (MCSN: 0-6120), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Corregidor, Philippine Islands, on 6 May 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until he was returned to U.S. Military Control at the end of the war.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Action Date:

    October 25, 1952 – August 25, 1953
    Heroes U.S. Marine Corps, 1861 – 1955: Jane Blakeney

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Sidney F. Jenkins (MCSN: 0-6120), United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States in Korea during the period from 25 October 1952 through 25 August 1953.