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JONES, Ralph Carl - Date of
birth
15 September 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Spring Place, Murray County, Georgia -
Hometown
Chatsworth, Murray County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34578980 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Riedwihr, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 33 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Carl F. Jones (father)
Bertha M. (Williams) Jones (mother)
Eugine Jones (brother)
Bertie I. Jones (brother)
Laura M. Jones (sister)
Jack J. Jones (brother)
Gordon W. Jones (brother)
William F. Jones (brother)
Hill Jones (brother)
Inez Jones (sister)
More information
Pfc Ralph C. Jones was a construction worker employed by RFW no2 Construction before he enlisted on 11 July 1942.In May 1944, in Italy, he was wounded in the tigh by artillery shell fragments. He was discharged from the hospital in June 1944. In September, in France, he was wounded again by artillery shell fragments in the neck, face and cranium. He was discharged from the hospital in November 1944.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the abdomen, pelvis and thorax.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, 124th Infantry - Gators Yearbook 1943