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JONES, Claude Park Jr - Date of
birth
1920 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Mississippi -
Hometown
Tarrant County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-386616 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Neffe, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 16 | 53 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Claude P. Jones Sr. (father)
Estelle Jones (mother)
More information
1st Lt Claude P. Jones Jr. graduated from Allen Academy and Texas A&M. He attended Texas Wesleyan College and was a brakeman with the railroad before he enlisted at Fort Des Moines, Iowa on 12 June 1942.He was awarded the Silver Star Medal. The citation cited: On 21 December 1944 during the siege of Bastogne, Belgium, he organized a platoon of thirty men which he placed in a defensive position under heavy enemy fire. Lieutenant Jones personally placed his men in firing positions, procured weapons and blankets for those only partially equipped and visited their positions several times during the night to encourage his men. When the enemy launched a heavy attack, Lt Jones again exposed himself to heavy enemy fire in order to instill in his men confidence and courage. During this action, he was mortally wounded by enemy fire. His skillful leadership, courage and devotion to duty were an inspiration to his men.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Grand Failly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, http://www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery