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JONES, John Paul - Date of
birth
7 August 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Sandborn, Knox County, Indiana -
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35722365 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
412th Bombardment Squadron,
95th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 April 1944 - Place of
death
Bad Doberan, 9 miles west of Rostock, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 28 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Everett R. Jones (father)
Hazel Jones (mother)
Claude L. Jones (brother)
Elizabeth A. (Willis) Jones (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31798 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Rostock, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Heinkel aviation industry
MACR: 3801
More information
S/Sgt John P. Jones graduated from Union High School in Dugger, Indiana in 1942.He enlisted in Evansville, Indiana, in January 1943.
The airplane was attacked by FW 190s. All crew members managed to bail out. Three crew members were taken prisoner, and seven were killed.
According to the statement of surviving crew member S/Sgt Edward T. Cunliffe, S/Sgt Jones landed in the Baltic Sea or in a marsh along the coast.
Another record that holds the statement of a Pole says that seven crew members were killed by hostile civilians at Rostock. Of this record is no further proof.
Together with the other killed crew members, he was initially buried at the New Cemetery at Rostock. All remains were disinterred by American personnel between 9 and 11 April 1947 and evacuated to Ardennes.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Union High School 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942