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Personal info

Full name
JONES, David Joseph
Date of birth
22 November 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Troy, Rensselaer County, New York
Hometown
Troy, Rensselaer County, New York

Military service

Service number
42115568
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
142nd Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Kintzheim-Sélestat, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
F 7 6

Immediate family

Members
Joseph W. Jones (father)
Elizabeth (Brettle) Jones (mother)
William F. Jones (brother)
Alfred Jones (brother)
Joseph Jones (brother)
George Jones (brother)
Mary E. Jones (sister)
Edwin Jones (brother)
Mary F. L. (Sullivan) Jones (wife)
David J. Jones (son)

More information

Pvt David J. Jones was married to Mary Frances Louise Sullivan on 20 December 1933.

He enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 12 April 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / New York State, Marriage Index 1881-1967, 36th ID roster

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Denise Kellam