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Personal info

Full name
JONES, James H
Date of birth
1925
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Michigan
Hometown
Fort Gratiot, St. Clair County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36583084
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 October 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Ancy sur Moselle, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 5 86

Immediate family

Members
Henry T. Jones (father)
Inez Jones (mother)
Kenneth Jones (brother)
Jacqueline Jones (sister)

More information

Pfc James H. Jones was employed at Austin Construction.

He enlisted on 18 March 1943 and was sent overseas in October 1943.

He was slightly wounded in France on 22 September 1944 and had returned to his unit only one day before his death.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, The Times Herald - 21 March 1945