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JONES, James Cahill - Date of
birth
29 July 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Everest, Brown County, Kansas -
Hometown
Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17105675 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Merscheid-Gralingen, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 7 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Richard H. Jones (father)
Margzita Jones (mother)
Richard O. Jones (brother)
Amy Jones (sister)
Jane Jones (sister)
Eugene Jones (brother)
Jerome Jones (brother)
More information
T/Sgt James C. Jones attended 2 years of College at the Wichita State University and has worked in a company that produced bakery products before he enlisted in the Reserve Corps in Wichita, Kansas on 12 June 1942.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Records, www.ancestry.com – 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. School Yearbooks, www.findagrave.com, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Have Paws, www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks