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JONES, James R - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
North Carolina -
Hometown
Skyland, Buncombe County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-811091 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
735th Bombardment Squadron,
453rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 April 1944 - Place of
death
Salzwedel, 10 miles east of Henningen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James R. Jones (father)
Nancy I. Jones (mother)
Josephine Jones (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-64453 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the MIAG aviation industry
MACR: 3922
More information
The airplane was attacked by enemy aircraft. The tail split off, close to the wing and the plane began to spin.One crew member survived and was taken prisoner. The other nine crew members were killed and were initially buried at the cemetery of Henningen. After the war, when a grave registration unit tried to recover the remains at this cemetery, of those nine, the remains of two men were never found.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Arie-Jan van Hees, Pilot Class Book 43-G, Eagle Pass Field, Texas, www.newspapers.com - Ashville Citizen-Times