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Personal info

Full name
JONES, Winford Earl
Date of birth
24 March 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas
Hometown
Caldwell County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38641320
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 January 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 3 25

Immediate family

Members
Aubrey S. Jones (father)
Lula M. Jones (mother)
Bernice Jones (sister)
Aubrey Jr. Jones (brother)
Linnette Jones (sister)
Eva Jones (wife)
Mary A. Jones (daughter)

More information

Pvt Winford E. Jones enlisted in Tyler, Texas on 8 December 1943.

He attended high school for 4 years and was a meatcutter before he enlisted.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium Block G, Row 4, Grave 91.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930/1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet