Born: April 13, 1923
Second Lieutenant, United States Army Air Forces Service# O-747813 CO-PILOT, B-17G FLYING FORTRESS #42-31465
49TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (HEAVY),
2ND BOMBER GROUP (H), FIFTEENTH AIR FORCE Date of Enlistment: January 7, 1942
Home or Place of Enlistment: Shoshone, Idaho Died: April 3, 1944 |
Based out of Amendola Airfield, Italy, 2nd Lt. Jones and one other crewman were Killed in Action while conducting combat operations against Nazi Germany during World War II. Their B-17 was hit and damaged by both anti-aircraft fire and enemy fighters, damaging two engines and causing the aircraft to crash near Pancevo, Yugoslavia.
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