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JONES, Johnny Frank - Date of
birth
2 September 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Whitley County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Whitley County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15044239 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
53rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Roth or Obersgegen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 8 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edmund S. Jones (father)
Mary (Aenburn) Jones (mother)
Lena Jones (sister)
Hazel Jones (sister)
Irvin Jones (brother)
Pauline Jones (sister)
Robert D. Jones (brother)
Ruth Jones (sister)
Hattie Jones (sister)
Lois Jones (sister)
Clara Mae Jones (sister)
Lewis Jones (brother)
Iris M. (Padgett) Jones (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Johnny F. Jones enlisted at Fort Knox, Kentucky on 1 August 1940.He was married to Iris Moreen Padgett on 3 January 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Kenneth Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record / Kentucky, Birth Index, 1911-1999, AAR 53rd AIB July 44 thru May 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery