Coast Guard photo of Chief Boatswain Jenkins taken
Coast Guard photo of Chief Boatswain Jenkins taken in 1942 before his entry into the service’s Reserve Officer Training Course at the Academy. (photo courtesy of the Jenkins Family)
A 1932 photo of 18-year-old Joseph Jenkins (second
A 1932 photo of 18-year-old Joseph Jenkins (second row, middle) with his Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity brothers. (photo courtesy of the Jenkins Family)
Newspaper image of Sea Cloud’s African American officers.
Newspaper image of Sea Cloud’s African American officers. They include from left to right, direct commission from enlisted officer Clarence Samuels, and ROTC officers Harvey Russell and Joseph Jenkins. (Courtes... More
A pre-war photograph of civil engineer Joseph Jenkins
A pre-war photograph of civil engineer Joseph Jenkins on the job for the Michigan State Highway Department. (photo courtesy of the Jenkins Family)
Lt. j.g. Joseph Jenkins on the bridge late in World
Lt. j.g. Joseph Jenkins on the bridge late in World War II. (photo courtesy of the Jenkins Family)
Wedding of Joseph and Hertha Jenkins taken in October
Wedding of Joseph and Hertha Jenkins taken in October 1944. (photo courtesy of the Jenkins Family)
Photo of USS Sea Cloud during its deployment as a weather
Photo of USS Sea Cloud during its deployment as a weather ship. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)