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JONES, Owen Lloyd - Date of
birth
5 February 1917 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1310254 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
S-2, Intelligence Officer -
Unit
HQ Company,
59th Armored Infantry Battalion,
13th Armored Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 April 1945 - Place of
death
Rath, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 11 | 24 |
Immediate family
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Members
Owen Jones (father)
Annie L. Jones (mother)
Elizabeth Jones (sister)
Ethel Jones (sister)
Harold Jones (brother)
George R. Crowley (half-brother)
Mary E. Crowley (half-sister)
Elsie M. Crowley (half-sister)
Marie E. (Flynn) Jones (wife)
Owen L. Jones Jr. (son)
Susan L. Jones (daughter)
More information
Lt Jones was awarded the Bronze Star Medal postumously for his action on the day of his death. He voluntarily went forward to contact lead elements of a task force. En route he was under intense artillery and machine gun fire. During the night, when the town was shelled, he directed the men to cover and helped organize vehicles for the advance. The medal was presented to his son in August 1945.
Source of information: Allison Powers-Farrow (Jones), granddaughter, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Mrs. Marie Jones, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Beede Family Tree, The Boston Globe 1 September 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Allison Powers-Farrow (Jones), granddaughter