served as J.W. Mankin (Jasper William,Jr in Ancestry)
from Nashville,Tennessee,USA
Private First Class (34329402)
3 Company 2 Regiment
born 16.7.1922 Murfreesboro,Tennessee
son of Jasper William and Lyda Belle (nee Wilder) Mankin
3 years high school
salesman in civilian life
enlisted 30.10.1942 Camp Forrest,Tennessee
served in Korea and Vietnam
Army chaplain for 16 years
awards Bronze Star,Army Commendation Medal
retired as Lieutenant Colonel,US Army
minister of the Church of Christ postwar
married Phyllis Ann Morningstar (1929-2008)
last residence Antioch,Tennessee (formerly Crossville)
died 23.7.2000 Nashville,Tennessee
Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery,Nashville,Davidson County,Tennessee Section PP Row 05 Site 04
