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JONES, Vernon L - Date of
birth
29 March 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Tennessee -
Hometown
Blount County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34888819 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
289th Infantry Regiment,
75th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 January 1945 - Place of
death
Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 9 | 38 |
Immediate family
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Members
David C. Jones (father)
Cora Jones (mother)
Edna B. Jones (sister)
Helen Jones (sister)
Clayton Jones (brother)
Jeannette Jones (sister)
Nellie M. Jones (sister)
Erma Jones (sister)
Jesse C. Jones (brother)
Fred L. Jones (brother)
Dorothy E. (Brewer) Jones (wife)
More information
Sgt Vernon L. Jones entered the service on 16 November 1943 at Ft Oglethorpe, Georgia having worked as a farmer.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone Inscription and Interment Record / 1940 census / United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, www.blounttn.org
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.blounttn.org