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Personal info

Full name
JONES, Henry P
Date of birth
unknown
Age
unknown
Place of birth
unknown
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36850171
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Rifleman
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 January 1945
Place of death
Near Hébronval, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 2 40

Immediate family

Members
Henry Jones (father)

More information

Pfc Henry P. Jones was a graduate of the Henry Ford Trade School. He went overseas in October 1944. Before entering the service he was employed by the Burton Tool & Engineering Co.

Pfc Henry P. Jones joined his unit from the 92nd Replacement Battalion on 21 December 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – John J. Graf, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org – After Action Report

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Detroit Free Press 27 February 1945