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Personal info

Full name
JONES, Willa
Date of birth
31 January 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Oktibbeha County, Mississippi
Hometown
Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi

Military service

Service number
34873009
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
30th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Sauceray-St. Dié, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
A 8 58

Immediate family

Members
Ethel T. Jones (father)
Lizzie Jones (mother)
Bridger V. Jones (brother)
Guy H. Jones (brother)
Ethel Jones (sister)
Wayne Jones (brother)
Mary K. Jones (sister)

More information

Pvt Willa Jones worked as a farmhand before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 16 September 1943.

He was killed by small arms fire.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy