Jake Jenkins Papers
Scope and Contents
The Jake Jenkins Papers contain booklets, postcards, and photographs from Jenkins’s time serving in World War II. This collection also contains documents regarding Jenkins’s separation from the United States Army Air Force. The booklets within the collection are field and technical manuals issued by the U.S. military, as well as guides for soldiers. The postcards and photographs featured in the collection are from Jenkins's travels in the Air Force, particularly from training in California, Michigan, and Texas. The documents regarding Jenkins’s separation from the U.S. armed forces include notes from President Truman, Veterans Affairs, and information on officiation.
Dates
- Creation: 1940 - 1952
Creator
- Jenkins, Jake, 1923-1992 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection in any form must be obtained from the National Muusem of the Pacific War, Center for Pacific War Studies.
Biographical / Historical
Jake Jenkins (1923-1992) was a radio operator with the 326th Search Light Battalion during World War II. Jenkins was drafted into the Air Force in 1943 and was discharged in 1946. Following the war, Jenkins attended the University of Arkansas on the GI Bill and was a distinguished graduate of its ROTC program. After Arkansas, Jenkins was commissioned back into the Air Force and would remain in service for the Korean and Vietnam Wars, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel.
Extent
1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Jake Jenkins Papers contain booklets, postcards, and photographs from Jenkins’s time as radio operator during World War II, where he spent time training in California, Michigan, and Texas. This collection also contains documents regarding Jenkin’s separation from the United States Army Air Force.
Arrangement
This collection consists of one Hollinger box, separated into eleven folders.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Arbadella VanDerHegden donated these materials to the Jake Jenkins Papers (Accession number 2016.123).
Separated Materials
3D artifacts have been separated from this collection, including two pillow shams and a promotional pennant.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Sarah O'Malley December 2024.
Subject
- United States. Army. Signal Corps (Organization)
- United States. Army (Organization)
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Jake Jenkins Papers, 1923-1992
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah O'Malley
- Date
- 2024-12-26
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Repository Details
Part of the Center for Pacific War Studies / National Museum of the Pacific War Repository
328 E. Austin St.
Fredericksburg Texas 78624 United States of America
archives@nimitzfoundation.org