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JONES, Francis Lemuel - Date of
birth
3 September 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Cairo, Grady County, Georgia -
Hometown
Cairo, Grady County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34088613 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
48th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 April 1945 - Place of
death
Kuckelheim, Ruhr Pocket, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 7 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas W. Jones (father)
Carolyn L. (Powell) Jones (mother)
Robert E. Jones (brother)
Eulalia Jones (sister)
Thomas W. Jones (brother)
William P. Jones (brother)
Mary H. Jones (sister)
More information
Francis L. Jones completed 4 years at high school and was a bookkeeper at a bank in civilian life.He is memorialized at Cairo Cemetery in Georgia.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees
Photo source: Peter Schouteten