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JONES, Mulford Crosby - Date of
birth
11 January 1915 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Mount Olive, Covington County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34986814 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
318th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 January 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bourscheid, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 10 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Wade C. Jones (father)
Maude G. (Laird) Jones (mother)
Gladys Jones (sister)
Beatrice Jones (sister)
Hobson Jones (brother)
Merrit I. Jones (sister)
More information
Sgt Mulford C. Jones was a sales clerk before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 6 April 1944.He was awarded the Bronze Star for heroic achievement in Belgium on 26 December 1944. The citation reads in part: "On the night of 26 December 1944, Sgt Jones, assistant squad leader as a member of a patrol, penetrated enemy infested woods to reach the town of Bastogne, Belgium, held by besieged American forces. Improvising camouflaged clothing from white parachutes, to blend with the weather conditions, he went through active enemy machine gun positions and greatly assisted in securing vital information from the headquarters of the besieged troops and returned safely to the battalion he served."
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card File / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - nepper