JENNINGS, Harold Francis

1920 - 2008  (87 years)

• Name	JENNINGS, Harold Francis
  Birth	21 Sep 1920	Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	JENN.H001
  Funeral	Faith United Methodist Church, Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana   [1]
  Military Service	World War II, MOMM1, United States Navy  [1, 2]
  	In 1942, Harold enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in World War II in both the Atlantic and Pacific Theatres. He participated in North Africa; Salerno, Italy; and Normandy, France invasions.
  		United States Navy
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  Death	26 Jan 2008	Deaconess Hospice Center, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana   [1, 3]
  	Harold Francis Jennings, age 87, passed away on Saturday, January 26, 2008 at Deaconess Hospice Care Center.
  Burial	Sumner Cemetery, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois   [4]
  		Headstone, Jennings, Harold F. and Mary
  Person ID	I20780	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Jennings, Elmer,   b. 31 Dec 1892, Claremont, Richland County, Illinois d. Mar 1966, Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Fiscus, Fern,   b. 4 Feb 1925   d. 23 Jun 1998 (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F1727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jones, M.
  Family ID	F9311	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Sep 1920 - Bridgeport, Lawrence County, Illinois Funeral - - Faith United Methodist Church, Mount Vernon, Posey County, Indiana Death - 26 Jan 2008 - Deaconess Hospice Center, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana Burial - - Sumner Cemetery, Sumner, Lawrence County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  He was a 1938 graduate of Bridgeport High School. In 1941, he began working for Texaco Oil Company in Southern Illinois. In 1942, Harold enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in World War II in both the Atlantic and Pacific Theatres. He participated in North Africa; Salerno, Italy; and Normandy, France invasions. After leaving the navy in 1946, he returned to work in Southern Illinois for Texaco. In 1953 he was transferred to the Mt. Vernon Texaco terminal where he retired in 1981 after 40 years of service. He was a member of Faith United Methodist Church and American Legion Post #5 of Mt. Vernon.

  
  

• Sources

  [S5703] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Jennings, Harold Francis, 87, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Jennings&GSiman=1&GScid=108461&GRid=62895605&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5705] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Jennings, Harold F., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Jennings&GSiman=1&GScid=108461&GRid=62895605&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1573] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Sivert, Velna L, 87, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63670456/velna-lucille-sivert) (Reliability: 2). [S5704] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Jennings, Harold F. and Mary, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Jennings&GSiman=1&GScid=108461&GRid=62895605&), none. (Reliability: 2).