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Personal info

Full name
JONES, Wilson Albert
Date of birth
9 August 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Long Beach, Harrison County, Mississippi
Hometown
Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34925558
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Les Rouges Eaux-Col du Haut Jacques, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 33 36

Immediate family

Members
William Jones (father)
Myrtle Jones (mother)
Velma Jones (sister)
Clifford Jones (brother)
Marvin Jones (brother)
J. W. Jones (brother)
Ivis Jones (brother)
Billie Jones (brother)
Helen Jones (wife)

More information

Pvt Wilson A. Jones attended high school for two years and was a truck driver.

He enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 28 December 1943.

He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the back and buttock.

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