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JONES, Samuel Quinton - Date of
birth
22 April 1918 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
New Albany, Union County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14077766 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Left Waist Gunner -
Unit
422nd Bombardment Squadron,
305th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 December 1942 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Lille, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| P | 5 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Fields M. Jones (father)
Addie L. (Stovall) Jones (mother)
Fields S. Jones (brother)
Burley T. Jones (brother)
Lula F. Jones (sister)
Earl Jones (brother)
Mattie Jones (sister)
Velma Jones (sister)
Clifford Jones (brother)
Dorothy Jones (sister)
Charles Jones (brother)
Martha L. Jones (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-24553 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Cherry
Destination: Lille, France
Mission: Bombing of the Ateliers D'Hellemmes, locomotive industry
More information
The plane was attacked by enemy fighters and shot down by Uffz Schnell of 3/JG26. Nine crew members were killed in action, one was taken prisoner.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.8thafhs.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1940 Census / Family Tree / WWII Draft Cards, Tampa Tribune - 11 January 1943
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Jean Walton