Daniel A. Jenkins

Daniel Albert Jenkins was born in Malden, Massachusetts, January 8, 1893. He was the son of Henry Isaac Jenkins, a cigar dealer, and Grace Leila (Pratt) Jenkins, and brother of Esther. They lived at 106 Mountain Ave., Malden. He worked as a bank employee.
Jenkins first enlisted in March, 1914, and served at the Mexican border. He re-enlisted in May, 1917, was promoted to Corporal June 11, 1918, and to Sergeant, October 1, 1918. He was transferred June, 1917, to Sandy Hook Proving Grounds, New Jersey; Nov. 13 was transferred to Co. A, Ordnance Detachment, Aberdeen Proving Grounds; and August, 1918, to Co. M, Ordnance Detatchment, Aberdeen Proving Grounds. He died in Aberdeen, Maryland, of disease, October 11, 1918.