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Personal info

Full name
JONES, Edgar Carl
Date of birth
10 December 1909
Age
35
Place of birth
Whitney, Hill County, Texas
Hometown
Cordell, Washita County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
38151731
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
23rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 20 27

Immediate family

Members
Riley Jones (father)
Myrtle (Bealle) Jones (mother)
Howard Jones (brother)
Watson W. Jones (brother)
Morgan Jones (brother)
Cora I. Jones (sister)
Zora L. Jones (sister)
William F. Jones (brother)
Gladys R. Jones (sister)
Clifford R. Jones (brother)
Presley W. Jones (brother)
Charles E. Jones (brother)
Vida L. Jones (sister)

More information

Pfc Jones was a farmer before he entered the service.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Angela Jones Harlan, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.7tharmddiv.org, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Roger Caelen