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Personal info

Full name
JONES, James Herbert
Date of birth
2 March 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Provence, Carter County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
38711395
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Roetgen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
E 13 12

Immediate family

Members
William F. Jones (father)
Lou A. Jones (mother)
Isabel Jones (sister)

More information

Pvt James H. Jones was a welder before he enlisted at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on 10 June 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet