Hometown: Interlachen, FL
Branch: U.S. Marine Corps
Unit: Company C, 3d Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division
Military Honors: Medal of Honor, Purple Heart
Date of Sacrifice: March 5, 1969 - KIA in Quảng Trị Province, Republic of Vietnam 
Age: 21
Conflict: Vietnam War, 1959-1975

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Sources
Marine Corps University: Private First Class Robert H. Jenkins, USMC (Deceased)
U.S. Department of War—Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Pfc. Robert Jenkins Jr.
Congressional Medal of Honor Society: Robert Henry Jenkins Jr
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund: Robert Henry Jenkins Jr
Honor States: Robert Henry Jenkins Jr
Tampa Bay Times, Nov. 12, 1996: Small town pays honor to fallen veteran
Burial Site: Find a Grave

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