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Personal info

Full name
JONES, Albert
Date of birth
27 September 1917
Age
26
Place of birth
Ginter, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33071237
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
22nd Armored Engineer Battalion,
5th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
18 September 1944
Place of death
Mettendorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
G 5 27

Immediate family

Members
Abraham Jones (father)
Annie Jones (mother)
Ida Jones (sister)
David Jones (brother)
Abraham Jones (brother)
Gomer Jones (brother)

More information

S/Sgt Albert Jones attended 4 years of high school and worked as a miner before he enlisted at Camp Lee, Virginia on 20 June 1941.

Source of information: Nick Lieten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Registration Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Betty Jane (Taszreak) Davies