Arthur G Jenkins

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-54151.jpeg UPL 54151 Plaque at Rhiwhiriaeth Community Centre, Llanfair Caereinion, Powys, Wales, commemorating 2Lt Arthur G Jenkins Jr who lost his life in a crash nearby on the 28th of July 1944 while engaged in a training flight in a Republic P47D-1-RE Thunderbolt, 42-7960 from Atcham Shropshire

This photograph was taken by Ianto Guy on the 12th of December 2021

Object Number - UPL 54151 - Plaque at Rhiwhiriaeth Community Centre, Llanfair Caereinion, Powys, Wales, commemorating 2Lt Arthur G Jenkins Jr who lost his life in a crash nearby...

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-7960

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Joker
  • Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 56th Fighter Group 552nd Fighter Training Squadron 61st Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Rhiwhiriaeth, Llanfair Caereinion, Powys, Wales 28 July 1944 Crashed while engaged in a training flight while flying Republic P47D-1-RE Thunderbolt, 42-7960 from Atcham airforce base, Shropshire. Circumstances unknown.

Buried

Plot F Row 1 Grave 94

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ContributorIanto Guy
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Sources

Information added from the commemorative plaque at Rhiwhiriaeth Community Centre

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ContributorSJolley
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Sources

https://www.abmc.gov/node/540741#.Vmhd279c8Z4

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Object number: UPL 54151 - Plaque at Rhiwhiriaeth Community Centre, Llanfair...