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JONES, Edward Howard - Date of
birth
February 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Albany, Albany County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32372326 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Waist Gunner -
Unit
322nd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
14 May 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, west of Amrum Island, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Stephen C. Jones (father)
Helen L. Jones (mother)
Magarete Jones (sister)
Evelyn Jones (sister)
Robert Jones (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-24481 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Hells Angels
Destination: Kiel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the U-boat yards
MACR: 15498
More information
S/Sgt Edward H. Jones enlisted in Albany, New York on 18 June 1942. He attended high school for 2 years and was a waiter before he enlisted.The crew was on their fourth mission.
The group was attacked by German fighters
on the way to their target and there was light flak at the target. It was reported that the B-17 had one engine out and a large hole was in the rudder but no one survived to tell the whole story.
It had crossed the coast and was heading back to England when it either crashed into the channel or the crew ditched and no one survived. No one remained to tell the final story though eight bodies were recovered.
The entire crew of ten men was killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.91stbombgroup.com, www.wwiimemorial.com,
www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Fam. van Mosseveld, Ray La Liberte