Nationality:

American (1776 - present, Republic)

Lt. (jg) William M. Jenkins, USNR, Everett, Wash.: As officer-in-charge of a naval combat demolition unit during the invasion of Normandy, he and his crew accomplished the difficult task of blowing a 50-yard gap in beach obstacles despite the fact that the LCT to which he was assigned sank prior to H hour. When the party's CPO was killed while preparing a demolition charge, he completed the task himself, and personally placed a number of charges.

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• - Recipients of The Navy Cross, 1916 - Present, by C. Douglas Sterner