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Personal info

Full name
JONES, William P
Date of birth
23 May 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Forestville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33950639
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
141st Infantry Regiment,
36th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
16 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Haguenau, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 20 11

Immediate family

Members
Anthony J. Jones (father)
Victoria Jones ( Zadylak) (mother)
Agnes Jones (sister)
John Jones (brother)
Anthony A. Jones (brother)
Charles A. Jones (brother)
Helen V. Jones (sister)
Stella (Sorokach) Jones (wife)
Sylvia Jones (daughter)
Patricia E. Jones (daughter)

More information

Pvt William P. Jones attended Pottsville High School.

He was married to Stella Sorokach on 1 June 1940.

He enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 24 June 1944.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura S., www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks