| 词条 | Henry P. Jenks |
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|name = Henry Pease Jenks |birth_date = 31 May 1914 |death_date = 13 November 1942 |birth_place = Chicago, Illinois |death_place = Ironbottom Sound, Guadalcanal |image = |caption = |nickname = |allegiance = United States of America |serviceyears = 1940–42 |rank = Lieutenant (j.g.) |branch = United States Naval Reserve |unit = USS Atlanta (CL-51) |battles = Naval Battle of Guadalcanal |awards = }} Henry Pease Jenks was born in Chicago, Illinois, on 31 May 1914 and enlisted in the United States Navy on 8 October 1940. He attended Hamilton College, in New York, graduating in 1936. After undergoing Reserve Officer training, he was appointed Ensign on 6 June 1941 and reported to cruiser {{USS|Atlanta|CL-51|2}} (CL-51), soon to be commissioned. In June 1942, Jenks served in Atlanta, during the epochal Battle of Midway and later during the landings on Guadalcanal, first American amphibious operation of the war. In the great Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 13 November 1942, in which the Japanese move on the island was frustrated, Atlanta was torpedoed in the early stages of the action and damaged severely by enemy gunfire. She survived the night, but was scuttled next day off Lunga Point. Lieutenant (j.g.) Jenks was killed in the battle, for which his gallant ship received the Presidential Unit Citation. NamesakeIn 1943, the destroyer escort USS Jenks (DE-665) was named in honor of Lt.(jg) Jenks sponsored by his mother, Mrs. M. L. Jenks. See also{{Portal|United States Navy}}References{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/j2/jenks.htm}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Jenks, Henry}} 3 : 1914 births|1942 deaths|United States Navy officers |
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