John Edward Jennings Jr.

Korean War
Service #36778696
UnitB CO 38 INF 2 DIV
RankSergeant U.S. Army
Date of DeathFebruary 12 1951
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Prisoner of War Medal
Purple Heart
United Nations Service Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Sergeant Jennings was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Notes
Sergeant Jennings was a member of Company B, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Wonju, South Korea on February 12, 1951. He was presumed dead on February 16, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.