Word: jenkinses
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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At 71, Sergeant First Class Delbert Jenkins holds the unofficial title of oldest enlisted man in the U.S. Army. Last week, at an Engineer depot in Yokohama, Jenkins explained his unusual position. He saw 16 months of service in World War I, then left the Army to earn more money...
At 64, Jenkins splashed ashore with the Engineers on D-day at Lingayen Gulf. He landed in Japan later in 1945-"just a few days after MacArthur," stayed there in the U.S. occupation. In 1949, having already served one extra hitch with the Eighth Army, it seemed impossible to re...
...Yokohama with his wife Mania Etta, who is also 71, and as spry as her husband. Mrs. Jenkins helped put Yokohama orphanages back on their feet, spent most of her time working with the district Red Cross and raising funds for Japanese charities. When they learned that the Jenkinses were due for reassignment this month to the U.S., 1,400 Japanese friends signed a petition asking the Army to extend their tour. "We truly believe," they wrote, "that Mrs. Jenkins is one whom God himself has sent today to help Japan...
On Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats, veteran Racing Driver Ab Jenkins warmed up his old Mormon Meteor, which has carried him to world records at every distance from 50 kilometers (at 172.92 m.p.h.) to 1,000 miles (at 172.8 m.p.h.), for a last fling at some new records. On...
Hart could write them, given a plaintive updating by Patty Andrews and Bandleader Jenkins.