Major General Harry W. Jenkins (retired)

 

Major General Harry W. Jenkins Jr., retired from the US Marine Corps after 33 years of accomplished service while serving as the Director, Expeditionary Warfare Division (N85), on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington , D.C.

His many assignments as a junior officer ranged from a rifle platoon commander with the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 3d Marine Division on Okinawa , Japan to a senior instructor in Mountain Operations at the Survival School . He also served in the Republic of Vietnam and taught as an ROTC instructor at the University of Wisconsin .

 

While assigned duty as the Legislative Assistant to the Commandant of the Marine Corps he was promoted to brigadier general on Oct. 1, 1987 .  In 1989, he was assigned as Commanding General, 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade/Commanding General, Landing Force Training Command, Atlantic/Deputy Commander, Marine Strike Force Atlantic, NAB, Little Creek, VA.  General Jenkins was promoted to Major General on Aug. 1, 1990 .

 

Major General Jenkins graduated from San Jose State College with a B.A. degree in June 1960. He also holds an M.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin .  He is a 1975 graduate of the Marine Corps Command and Staff College and a 1980 graduate of the Naval War College .


A few of  Major General Jenkins' decorations include: The Distinguised Service Medal; Legion of Merit; Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" and three gold stars; the Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Navy Commendation Medal with Combat "V"; Combat Action Ribbon; Presidential Unit Citation with two bronze stars; Navy Unit Commendation; Meritorious Unit Commendation.