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JONES, Joseph J - Date of
birth
17 October 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine -
Hometown
Westbrook, Cumberland County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31323047 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
557th Field Artillery Battalion
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Prummern-Gereonsweiler-Ederen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 17 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Henry Jones (father)
Ida (Lamontagne) Jones (mother)
Florence Jones (sister)
Ida I. Jones (sister)
Ruth A. Jones (wife)
Florence R. Jones (daughter)
More information
T/5 Joseph J. Jones was a driller.He enlisted in Portland, Maine on 7 June 1943.
The day before he died, he received fatal injuries from 88 mm shell fragments when the position of his battery came under an artillery bombardment.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - After Action Report 557th FAB, 1920, 1940 Census, Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922;
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet