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JONES, Russell Jr - Date of
birth
13 December 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20226013 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 November 1944 - Place of
death
Nancy, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 21 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Russell Jones Sr. (father)
Mary (Fallis) Jones (mother)
Dorothy E. Jones (sister)
Frances Jones (sister)
Frank Jones (brother)
Mary Jones (sister)
More information
Pvt Russell Jones Jr. attended high school for one year before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Trenton, New Jersey on 3 March 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Helms Taylor Steidler Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - Cheryl Taylor