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==Childhood==
Woodrow Walton Jenkins was born May 26, 1920.  His parents were [[Henry Pierce Jenkins]] (1869-1926) and [[Ada Blanche Coates Jenkins]] (1879-1970).  His siblings were:

* [[Esther Catherine Jenkins Kuhn]] (b. 1897) married Henry Goodloe Kuhn (b. 1896) on August 29, 1918, and had at least eight children.
* [[Walter Pierce Jenkins]] (1900-1981) married Virder Rider (1898-1985);
* [[Augusta Frances Jenkins Hasse]] (b. 1902), or "Gussie", married [[August Martin Hasse]] (b. 1902), notable preacher;
* [[Robert Lyle Jenkins]] (1906-1988) married Amy Rider (1907-1990);
* [[Mary Blanche Jenkins]] (1909-1983) never married;
* [[Elizabeth Martha Jenkins Lamphier]] (1912-2002) married James Elmer Lamphier (1912-1978) on Sept. 29, 1933; She was the secretary of Culpeper Baptist Church for many years.
* [[John William Jenkins]] (1914-1995) married Anna Agnes Jenkins (1915-1992)
* [[Lucille Mae Jenkins Mack]] (1917-1997)
* [[Woodrow Walton Jenkins]] (1920-2007) married Susan Elizabeth Poore (1922-2001); Woodrow was a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force, served during Korea and Vietnam;
* [[Harold Samuel Jenkins]] (1924-1945) was killed in action in World War Two, having given his life to Christ several years before, as reported in Light & Liberty Magazine.

==Marriage==
Woodrow married Susan Elizabeth Poore (1922-2001) in Thurston, Washington on April 19, 1946.

==Education==
Woodrow graduated in 1939 from the School of Business and Public Management at George Washington University.

==Military Service==
* March 24, 1943: Pvt. Enlisted Reserve Corps
* March 31, 1943: Air Corps
* January 15, 1944 - November 3, 1944: Aviation Cadet / Air Corps
* November 4, 1944: 2nd Lieutenant U.S. Army / Accepted / Air Corps
* August 28, 1945: 1st Lieutenant U.S. Army
* June 19, 1947: 2nd Lieutenant Air Corps with rank from November 4, 1944
* July 5, 1947: Accepted
* November 4, 1947: 1st Lieutenant;

He also served in World War Two, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, his highest rank as Colonel.

==Sources==
* [https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2345/40014_1821100517_0657-00931?pid=1578088&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db%3DORMilitaryRegisters%26h%3D1578088%26indiv%3Dtry%26o_vc%3DRecord:OtherRecord%26rhSource%3D60226&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true Ancestry.com Military Register]