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JONES, William Herbert Jr - Date of
birth
3 June 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Baltimore City, Maryland -
Hometown
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1062599 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
354th Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 April 1945 - Place of
death
Ortmansdorf, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 3 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
William H. Jones (father)
Sara C. Jones (mother)
Andrey C. Jones (sister)
Alice G. Jones (sister)
Catherine C. (Tillery) Jones (wife)
More information
1st Lt William H. Jones Jr. enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 24 March 1942.He was a bartender before he enlisted.
"Outside of Ortmannsdorf Lt. William H. Jones, Co. M Platoon Leader, was given the mission of leading a motorized patrol in reconnaissance of the town. He entered the outskirts in the first vehicle. White flags were flying from the buildings but he advanced the patrol cautiously. Suddenly snipers let go a heavy barrage of small arms fire. Lt. Jones was hit. Although mortally wounded, he contained to direct hiss men in the attack. T/4 Moroni Westbrook, a medic with the patrol, went to Lt. Jones aid. In the face of direct fire he started to give him first aid. Just as Westbrook began to administer aid, an enemy bullet killed him."
Source of information: Leo Minne, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Family Tree, http://www.89thinfdivww2.org/combat/index.htm
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Mrs. Katie Whittington