Missing information?

Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?

Submit

Personal info

Full name
JONES, Vernon D
Date of birth
18 August 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Champion, Jefferson County, New York
Hometown
Watertown, Jefferson County, New York

Military service

Service number
32737111
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Schmidt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 7 7

Immediate family

Members
Daniel A. Jones (father)
Minnie M. (Buckler) Jones (mother)
Leo D. Jones (brother)
Ernest Jones (brother)
Helen Jones (sister)
Marion Jones (sister)
Lois Jones (sister)
John Jones (brother)
Daniel Jones (brother)

More information

Pfc Vernon D. Jones enlisted in Syracus, New York on 15 January 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com, http://corbettconnections.net/wwii.html, www.ancestry.com, 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census, Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet