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JONES, Robert Keith - Date of
birth
29 July 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Clinton, Vermillion County, Indiana -
Hometown
Vermillion County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36446343 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
633rd Quartermaster Laundry Company
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Julia Mine, Eygelshoven, the Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 6 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert Jones (father)
Martha M. (Dahlen) Jones (mother)
William Jones (brother)
More information
During a German aerial attack on a mess hall in the area of the Julia Mine, seventeen servicemen and an employee of the mine were killed.Sgt Jones is commemorated on a Remembrance Plaque in Eygelshoven, the Netherlands.
Source of Information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Jones Family Tree / 1930 Census, http://forum.12oclockhigh.net
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Patsy Jones, Ben Savelkoul