serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit battles birth_date rank article_title name
1940 -- 42 united states naval reserve ironbottom sound , guadalcanal 13 november 1942 chicago , illinois united states of america uss '' atlanta '' -lrb- cl-51 -rrb- naval battle of guadalcanal 31 may 1914 lieutenant -lrb- j.g. -rrb- henry p. jenks
 henry pease jenks
henry p. jenks

henry pease jenks was born in chicago , illinois , on 31 may 1914 and enlisted in the united states navy on 8 october 1940 .
he attended hamilton college , in new york , graduating in 1936 .
after undergoing reserve officer training , he was appointed ensign on 6 june 1941 and reported to cruiser -lrb- cl-51 -rrb- , soon to be commissioned .
in june 1942 , jenks served in `` atlanta '' , during the epochal battle of midway and later during the landings on guadalcanal , first american amphibious operation of the war .
in the great naval battle of guadalcanal , 13 november 1942 , in which the japanese move on the island was frustrated , `` atlanta '' was torpedoed in the early stages of the action and damaged severely by enemy gunfire .
she survived the night , but was scuttled next day off lunga point .
lieutenant -lrb- j.g. -rrb- jenks was killed in the battle , for which his gallant ship received the presidential unit citation .
