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JONES, Robert Virgil - Date of
birth
2 October 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland -
Hometown
Chester, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33779283 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 September 1944 - Place of
death
France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 56 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Denwood E. Jones (father)
Nellie M. (Savage) Jones (mother)
Frances M. Jones (sister)
Doris P. Jones (sister)
Annabelle B. Jones (sister)
Peggy J. Jones (sister)
More information
Pvt Robert V. Jones enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 4 May 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy