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JONES, Walter E - Date of
birth
21 October 1923 -
Age
21 -
Place of birth
Corbin, Knox County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Sullivan County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O2010682 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 April 1945 - Place of
death
Crailsheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 24 | 42 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ernest S. Jones (father)
Birdie Jones (mother)
Emily Jones (sister)
Ernest Jones (brother)
Betty Jones (sister)
More information
2nd Lt Walter E. Jones entered the service 17 June 1943 and went overseas in October 1944.He was shot in the throat by a sniper.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen - Company's / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspapers.com - Kingsport News Tennessee - 7 April 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Astrid