Claud Wayne Jennings (1920 - 1944)

Claud was born in 1920 to Claud Jennings and Hester Snodgrass. He passed away in 1944 in Italy during WWII.

Claude Jennings Bio

From the book, "The Fighting Men of Oklahoma."

PFC Claude W. Jennings was born Jan. 1, 1920 at Bennington OK and graduated from Bennington High School in 1938. He entered the service on Sept 16, 1940 at Durant and trained at Ft. Sill OK, Camp Barkeley TX, Ft Devens MA and Camp Pickett LA. PFC Jennings served overseas 12 months in the European Theater of War with the 45th Cav. Rcn. Trp., 45th Div., participating in the campaigns of Sicily, Salerno beachhead, Anzio beachhead and Cassino. He was killed in action on June 4, 1944, two days before D-Day.

Timeline with Sources

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• 1920 Jan 1 - Birth - Bennington, Bryan, Oklahoma

• 1920 United States Federal Census[1] p 7A family #107Bennington, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA

• 1930 United States Federal Census[2] p 1B family #18 - Bennington, Bryan, Oklahoma

• 1940 United States Federal Census[3] p 2A family #37 - Bennington, Bryan, Oklahoma - Highest Grade Completed: High School, 1st year

• 1940 Sep 16 - Durant, OK - U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946[4]
  • Name: Claude W Jennings
  • Birth Year: 1920
  • Race: White, citizen (White)
  • Nativity State or Country: Oklahoma
  • State of Residence: Oklahoma
  • County or City: Bryan
  • Enlistment Date: 16 Sep 1940
  • Enlistment State: Oklahoma
  • Enlistment City: Durant
  • Branch: Infantry
  • Branch Code: Infantry
  • Grade: Private
  • Grade Code: Private
  • Term of Enlistment: One year enlistment
  • Component: National Guard (Officers, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
  • Source: National Guard
  • Education: 3 years of high school
  • Marital Status: Single, without dependents
  • Height: 66
  • Weight: 135

• 1942 Sep 7 - Marriage to Mae Belle Green - Bryan, Oklahoma - Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995[5]
  • Name: Claude W Jennings
  • Gender: Male
  • Age: 22
  • Birth Date: abt 1920
  • Marriage Date: 7 Apr 1942
  • Marriage Place: Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
  • Spouse: Mae Belle Green
  • Gender: Female
  • Age: 18
  • Birth Date: abt 1924
  • Film Number: 002194947

• 1944 Jun 4 - Death - Italy - U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010^[1]
  • Name: Claud Jennings
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 1 Jan 1920
  • Death Date: 3 Jun 1944
  • Branch 1: ARMY
  • Enlistment Date 1: 2 Sep 1940
  • Release Date 1: 3 Jun 1944

•  ? - Burial - Resthaven Cemetery, Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas - Find A Grave: Memorial #92321788

Footnotes

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.