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(courtesy of "Sharon"")
Grave marker for Vance Velton Jenkins in the
Cleveland Memorial Park, Shelby (Cleveland County), North Carolina.
Vance was a member of the Cadre team that
transferred to the 508th as a core group in 1942.
He was also a member of the G. I. Talent Show in
Frankfurt which presented the play "Three Nights In Charlie's”, a
musical comedy staffed by 508th soldier talent |
CONWAY - Vance Velton Jenkins, age 85, of Four Mile
Road, died Monday, Jan. 30, 2006 at Conway Medical Center.
Mr. Jenkins was born in Lawndale, N.C., a son of the late Tom and
Flossie Dixon Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins was a U.S. Army Veteran during
WWII serving as a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne Division Landing
on D-Day and suffering frozen feet in the Battle of the Buldge. He
participated in 32 jumps and three during combat and was awarded a
purple heart, E.A.M.E. ribbon with three bronze service stars and a
combat infrantry badge. His unit was awarded the Presidential
Citation with Oak Leaf Cluster.
Mr. Jenkins retired as an electrician for Hudson Hosiery Mills in
Shelby, N.C. with 26 years of service. He was a member of Masonic
Lodge # 201 AFM in Cleveland County, N.C. for over 50 years and also
a member and former deacon of Eastside Baptist Church in Shelby,
N.C. Mr. Jenkins is a member of Langston Baptist Church in Conway.
He was preceeded in death by a son, Robert Lee Jenkins and eight
siblings. |
Surviving are his wife of 60 years, Thelma Beatrice
McMurry Jenkins; two daughters, Judy J. Davis and her husband,
Robert, of Charlotte, N.C., Jeanne J. Hill and her husband, Rick, of
Conway; four grandchildren, Jennifer Fauser and her husband, Robert,
Jonathan Davis and his wife, Leann, Matt Hill and his wife, Kyndra,
all of Charlotte, N.C. and Daniel Hill of Conway; two
great-grandchildren, Reagan Fauser, Jackson Hill; a sister, Ruby
Jenkins of Fallston, N.C. and a brother-in-law, James McMurry and
his wife, Christine of Polkville, N.C.
Memorial services will be held 2 p.m., Thursday, at Langston Baptist
Church with the Rev. Dr. M. Randall Jones and the Rev. Darrell Smith
officiating.
A graveside service will be held 1 p.m. Friday at Cleveland Memorial
Park in Boiling Springs, N.C. with military honors.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, at
Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel.
Memorials may made to Langston Baptist Church, 763 Hwy 905, Conway,
SC 29526.
Sign a guest book at www. goldfinchfuneralhome.com and
MyrtleBeachOnline.com.
Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
(The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, SC, 1 Feb 2006,
Page C10 - courtesy of Tedd Cocker)
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A son of the late Tom and Flossie Dixon Jenkins. Mr.
Jenkins was a U.S. Army Veteran during WWII serving as a paratrooper
in the 101st Airborne Division Landing on D-Day & suffering frozen
feet in the Battle of the Bulge. He participated in 32 jumps & 3
during combat & was awarded a purple heart, E.A.M.E. ribbon with 3
bronze service stars and a combat infantry badge. His unit was
awarded the Presidential Citation with Oak Leaf Cluster.
He was preceded in death by a son, Robert Lee Jenkins and eight
siblings.
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