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JONES, George Arthur - Date of
birth
11 March 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Wells, Rutland County, Vermont -
Hometown
Rutland, Rutland County, Vermont
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31020150 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
Medical Detachment,
3rd Tank Battalion,
10th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 November 1944 - Place of
death
Northeast of Metz, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 24 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Arthur F. Jones (father)
Clara B. Jones (mother)
Lena O. Jones (sister)
Burton F. Jones (brother)
Sybil E. Jones (sister)
Earle L. Jones (brother)
Samuel A. Jones (brother)
Edith L. Jones (sister)
More information
T/5 George A. Jones attended high school for two years and was employed as a Hospital Attendant at the Rutland City Hospital before he enlisted in Rutland, Vermont on 14 March 1941.He was killed in action in France on 16 November 1944, while evacuating wounded soldiers his vehicle hit a land mine.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Joan H. Pauquette, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett, www.10tharmored.com, www.newspapers.com – Rutland Daily Herald 12 December 1944
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