 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Henry Pease Jenks akaberekwa musi waMay 31, 1914 muChicago, Illinois. Akanyoresa muUnited States Navy pana 8 October 1940. Akapinda Hamilton College, muNew York, akapedza kudzidza muna 1936. Pashure pokunge apinda muchidzidzo cheReserve Officer, akagadzwa kuva Ensign musi wa6 Chikumi 1941 uye akaudzwa ku cruiser, kuti akurumidze kupiwa basa. Muna June 1942, Jenks akashanda paAtlanta, panguva yeHondo yeMidway uye gare gare panguva yekumhara paGuadalcanal, yekutanga yeAmerica amphibious operation yehondo. Muhondo Yegungwa yeGuadalcanalMusi waNovember 13, 1942, umo chiito cheJapan pachitsuwa chacho chakakanganiswa, Atlanta yakadonhedzwa mumatanho ekutanga echiito uye yakakuvadzwa zvakanyanya nemoto wevavengi. Akapona usiku ihwohwo, asi akanyudzwa zuva rakatevera racho paLunga Point. Mutevedzeri j.g. Jenks akaurayiwa muhondo, iyo ngarava yake yakagamuchira Presidential Unit Citation. 