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Personal info

Full name
JONES, Lester Elwood
Date of birth
3 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Derry, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Turtle Creek, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33923287
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Schankweiler-Ferschweiler, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 2 41

Immediate family

Members
John R. Jones (father)
Jennie E. (Stiffler) Jones (mother)
Saloma Jones (sister)
Naomi Jones (sister)
Blair Jones (brother)
John E. Jones (brother)
Gerald Jones (brother)
Veronica H. (Zang) Jones (wife)
Gary C. Jones (son)
Sandra L. Jones (daughter)

More information

Pvt Lester E. Jones enlisted in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania on 1 August 1944.

He attended 4 years of high school and was a molder before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File / Family Tree / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record, A footsoldier for Patton, Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem