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Personal info

Full name
JONES, Elmer O
Date of birth
20 June 1925
Age
20
Place of birth
Coal County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Monroe County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
38565659
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
13 December 1945
Place of death
Near Dillingen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Charley Jones (father)
Thelma E. Jones (sister)

More information

Pfc Elmer O. Jones was officially declared dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Ms. Thelma E. Taylor, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.90thdivisionassociation.org

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Michael V. Drachman

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