Parents - Levi Byron and Jones and Eva Bell Bond
1st wife Embry Wilson - three daughters, Janell, Fadra and Bernadine-
2nd wife Patsy Dees Hinton
MAJOR GENERAL LEO BOND 'BUCK' JONES
~ March 28, 1918 - March 5, 2007
Major General Leo Bond (Buck) Jones, U.S. Army, Retired, age 88, of Ocean Springs, MS., died on Monday, March 5, 2007, in Ocean Springs. He was born in Stuart, Iowa, on March 28, 1918.
He was graduated from high school in Stuart in 1935 and from Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa as a distinguished military graduate in 1941.
He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Field Artillery on July 1, 1941. General Jones entered the military service at Fort Riley, Kansas, where he served as a Battery Officer, Battery Commander and Battalion Staff Officer in the 3rd Field Artillery Battalion and the 73rd Field Artillery Battalion.
In March of 1943 he was assigned to the Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, as an instructor in the Department of Gunnery. In April of 1944, during World War II, he became an Executive Officer, 808th Field Artillery Battalion, Camp Butner, North Carolina. General Jones accompanied the battalion overseas to the European Theater of Operation.
Upon his return to the United States in 1947, he was assigned to the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, Headquarters, Fourth Army, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Following graduation from the Artillery Officers' Advanced Course, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, in 1950, he was assigned for three years as a combat arms instructor at the Ordinance School, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. He then attended the Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas graduating with the Class of 1954. General Jones was then assigned to the 24th Infantry Division in Korea, where he commanded the 11th Field Artillery Battalion and served as the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4.
After his return to the United States, General Jones was assigned to Fort Benning, GA., where he commanded the 23rd Field Artillery Battalion for two years. Following his graduation from the Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1958, he was assigned to the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Military Operations, DA, where he served as Plans Officer of the Far East Pacific Division. In July 1960 he was assigned to the Office of the Director of Operations, J-3, Joint Chiefs of Staff, where he served in the Pacific and Plans Division. In August, 1962, he joined the Seventh U.S. Army in Germany. During the ensuing three years, he served as Commanding Officer of the 72nd Artillery Group, Assistant Commander, VII Corps Artillery, and Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4, VII Corps.
Upon his return to the United States in July, 1965, he served as a member of the faculty of the National War College. In June, 1966, General Jones was assigned as Director of Plans, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C. In October 1967, General Jones was assigned as Deputy Commanding General of the 1st Logistical Command in Vietnam and in September, 1968, he became Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, Vietnam, and Commanding General of Support Troops, Vietnam. He returned to the Pentagon, Washington D.C., in May, 1969, and was named Chief of Staff, Headquarters, U.S. Army Material Command, Washington, D.C. on June 2, 1969. On July 22, 1970, General Jones was assigned as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Department of the Army.
He retired from the U.S. Army due to a physical disability on July 31, 1971, after 30 years of honorable service. From August of 1971 to June of 1972, General Jones was employed by the State of Louisiana as Director, Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control; from July, 1972, to August, 1973, he was employed in the field of real estate sales, and from August, 1973, to September, 1979, he was employed as Director, Business Climate with the Greater Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce. General Jones relocated to the Mississippi Coast in late 1979 and was a coast resident for 28 years. He had been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Bronze Star Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Vietnam National Service Order, and various campaign medals. He was also a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Ocean Springs.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include his wife of twenty years, Patricia Dees Jones of Ocean Springs, MS., three daughters, Janell (Jack) Meehan of Baldwin, New York, Fadra Doudna of New York, New York, and Patricia Hinton Grigsby of Ocean Springs, two sons, Dees (Dusty) Hinton of Jackson, MS., and Don (Donna) Hinton of Ocean Springs, MS., nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be on Friday, March 9, 2007, from 10 AM- 11 AM, with an 11 AM Memorial Service, all at St. Paul United Methodist Church on Porter Avenue in Ocean Springs. At a later date, a military ceremony will take place at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA., during which his cremains will be placed in a columbarium in Arlington National Cemetery.
The Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
1st wife Embry Wilson - three daughters, Janell, Fadra and Bernadine-
2nd wife Patsy Dees Hinton
MAJOR GENERAL LEO BOND 'BUCK' JONES
~ March 28, 1918 - March 5, 2007
Major General Leo Bond (Buck) Jones, U.S. Army, Retired, age 88, of Ocean Springs, MS., died on Monday, March 5, 2007, in Ocean Springs. He was born in Stuart, Iowa, on March 28, 1918.
He was graduated from high school in Stuart in 1935 and from Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa as a distinguished military graduate in 1941.
He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Field Artillery on July 1, 1941. General Jones entered the military service at Fort Riley, Kansas, where he served as a Battery Officer, Battery Commander and Battalion Staff Officer in the 3rd Field Artillery Battalion and the 73rd Field Artillery Battalion.
In March of 1943 he was assigned to the Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, as an instructor in the Department of Gunnery. In April of 1944, during World War II, he became an Executive Officer, 808th Field Artillery Battalion, Camp Butner, North Carolina. General Jones accompanied the battalion overseas to the European Theater of Operation.
Upon his return to the United States in 1947, he was assigned to the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, Headquarters, Fourth Army, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Following graduation from the Artillery Officers' Advanced Course, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, in 1950, he was assigned for three years as a combat arms instructor at the Ordinance School, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. He then attended the Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas graduating with the Class of 1954. General Jones was then assigned to the 24th Infantry Division in Korea, where he commanded the 11th Field Artillery Battalion and served as the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4.
After his return to the United States, General Jones was assigned to Fort Benning, GA., where he commanded the 23rd Field Artillery Battalion for two years. Following his graduation from the Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1958, he was assigned to the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Military Operations, DA, where he served as Plans Officer of the Far East Pacific Division. In July 1960 he was assigned to the Office of the Director of Operations, J-3, Joint Chiefs of Staff, where he served in the Pacific and Plans Division. In August, 1962, he joined the Seventh U.S. Army in Germany. During the ensuing three years, he served as Commanding Officer of the 72nd Artillery Group, Assistant Commander, VII Corps Artillery, and Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4, VII Corps.
Upon his return to the United States in July, 1965, he served as a member of the faculty of the National War College. In June, 1966, General Jones was assigned as Director of Plans, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C. In October 1967, General Jones was assigned as Deputy Commanding General of the 1st Logistical Command in Vietnam and in September, 1968, he became Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, Vietnam, and Commanding General of Support Troops, Vietnam. He returned to the Pentagon, Washington D.C., in May, 1969, and was named Chief of Staff, Headquarters, U.S. Army Material Command, Washington, D.C. on June 2, 1969. On July 22, 1970, General Jones was assigned as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Department of the Army.
He retired from the U.S. Army due to a physical disability on July 31, 1971, after 30 years of honorable service. From August of 1971 to June of 1972, General Jones was employed by the State of Louisiana as Director, Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control; from July, 1972, to August, 1973, he was employed in the field of real estate sales, and from August, 1973, to September, 1979, he was employed as Director, Business Climate with the Greater Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce. General Jones relocated to the Mississippi Coast in late 1979 and was a coast resident for 28 years. He had been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Bronze Star Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Vietnam National Service Order, and various campaign medals. He was also a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Ocean Springs.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include his wife of twenty years, Patricia Dees Jones of Ocean Springs, MS., three daughters, Janell (Jack) Meehan of Baldwin, New York, Fadra Doudna of New York, New York, and Patricia Hinton Grigsby of Ocean Springs, two sons, Dees (Dusty) Hinton of Jackson, MS., and Don (Donna) Hinton of Ocean Springs, MS., nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be on Friday, March 9, 2007, from 10 AM- 11 AM, with an 11 AM Memorial Service, all at St. Paul United Methodist Church on Porter Avenue in Ocean Springs. At a later date, a military ceremony will take place at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA., during which his cremains will be placed in a columbarium in Arlington National Cemetery.
The Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Parents - Levi Byron and Jones and Eva Bell Bond
1st wife Embry Wilson - three daughters, Janell, Fadra and Bernadine-
2nd wife Patsy Dees Hinton
MAJOR GENERAL LEO BOND 'BUCK' JONES
~ March 28, 1918 - March 5, 2007
Major General Leo Bond (Buck) Jones, U.S. Army, Retired, age 88, of Ocean Springs, MS., died on Monday, March 5, 2007, in Ocean Springs. He was born in Stuart, Iowa, on March 28, 1918.
He was graduated from high school in Stuart in 1935 and from Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa as a distinguished military graduate in 1941.
He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Field Artillery on July 1, 1941. General Jones entered the military service at Fort Riley, Kansas, where he served as a Battery Officer, Battery Commander and Battalion Staff Officer in the 3rd Field Artillery Battalion and the 73rd Field Artillery Battalion.
In March of 1943 he was assigned to the Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, as an instructor in the Department of Gunnery. In April of 1944, during World War II, he became an Executive Officer, 808th Field Artillery Battalion, Camp Butner, North Carolina. General Jones accompanied the battalion overseas to the European Theater of Operation.
Upon his return to the United States in 1947, he was assigned to the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, Headquarters, Fourth Army, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Following graduation from the Artillery Officers' Advanced Course, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, in 1950, he was assigned for three years as a combat arms instructor at the Ordinance School, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. He then attended the Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas graduating with the Class of 1954. General Jones was then assigned to the 24th Infantry Division in Korea, where he commanded the 11th Field Artillery Battalion and served as the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4.
After his return to the United States, General Jones was assigned to Fort Benning, GA., where he commanded the 23rd Field Artillery Battalion for two years. Following his graduation from the Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1958, he was assigned to the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Military Operations, DA, where he served as Plans Officer of the Far East Pacific Division. In July 1960 he was assigned to the Office of the Director of Operations, J-3, Joint Chiefs of Staff, where he served in the Pacific and Plans Division. In August, 1962, he joined the Seventh U.S. Army in Germany. During the ensuing three years, he served as Commanding Officer of the 72nd Artillery Group, Assistant Commander, VII Corps Artillery, and Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4, VII Corps.
Upon his return to the United States in July, 1965, he served as a member of the faculty of the National War College. In June, 1966, General Jones was assigned as Director of Plans, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C. In October 1967, General Jones was assigned as Deputy Commanding General of the 1st Logistical Command in Vietnam and in September, 1968, he became Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, Vietnam, and Commanding General of Support Troops, Vietnam. He returned to the Pentagon, Washington D.C., in May, 1969, and was named Chief of Staff, Headquarters, U.S. Army Material Command, Washington, D.C. on June 2, 1969. On July 22, 1970, General Jones was assigned as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Department of the Army.
He retired from the U.S. Army due to a physical disability on July 31, 1971, after 30 years of honorable service. From August of 1971 to June of 1972, General Jones was employed by the State of Louisiana as Director, Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control; from July, 1972, to August, 1973, he was employed in the field of real estate sales, and from August, 1973, to September, 1979, he was employed as Director, Business Climate with the Greater Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce. General Jones relocated to the Mississippi Coast in late 1979 and was a coast resident for 28 years. He had been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Bronze Star Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Vietnam National Service Order, and various campaign medals. He was also a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Ocean Springs.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include his wife of twenty years, Patricia Dees Jones of Ocean Springs, MS., three daughters, Janell (Jack) Meehan of Baldwin, New York, Fadra Doudna of New York, New York, and Patricia Hinton Grigsby of Ocean Springs, two sons, Dees (Dusty) Hinton of Jackson, MS., and Don (Donna) Hinton of Ocean Springs, MS., nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be on Friday, March 9, 2007, from 10 AM- 11 AM, with an 11 AM Memorial Service, all at St. Paul United Methodist Church on Porter Avenue in Ocean Springs. At a later date, a military ceremony will take place at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA., during which his cremains will be placed in a columbarium in Arlington National Cemetery.
The Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
1st wife Embry Wilson - three daughters, Janell, Fadra and Bernadine-
2nd wife Patsy Dees Hinton
MAJOR GENERAL LEO BOND 'BUCK' JONES
~ March 28, 1918 - March 5, 2007
Major General Leo Bond (Buck) Jones, U.S. Army, Retired, age 88, of Ocean Springs, MS., died on Monday, March 5, 2007, in Ocean Springs. He was born in Stuart, Iowa, on March 28, 1918.
He was graduated from high school in Stuart in 1935 and from Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa as a distinguished military graduate in 1941.
He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Field Artillery on July 1, 1941. General Jones entered the military service at Fort Riley, Kansas, where he served as a Battery Officer, Battery Commander and Battalion Staff Officer in the 3rd Field Artillery Battalion and the 73rd Field Artillery Battalion.
In March of 1943 he was assigned to the Field Artillery School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, as an instructor in the Department of Gunnery. In April of 1944, during World War II, he became an Executive Officer, 808th Field Artillery Battalion, Camp Butner, North Carolina. General Jones accompanied the battalion overseas to the European Theater of Operation.
Upon his return to the United States in 1947, he was assigned to the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, Headquarters, Fourth Army, at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Following graduation from the Artillery Officers' Advanced Course, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, in 1950, he was assigned for three years as a combat arms instructor at the Ordinance School, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. He then attended the Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas graduating with the Class of 1954. General Jones was then assigned to the 24th Infantry Division in Korea, where he commanded the 11th Field Artillery Battalion and served as the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4.
After his return to the United States, General Jones was assigned to Fort Benning, GA., where he commanded the 23rd Field Artillery Battalion for two years. Following his graduation from the Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1958, he was assigned to the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Military Operations, DA, where he served as Plans Officer of the Far East Pacific Division. In July 1960 he was assigned to the Office of the Director of Operations, J-3, Joint Chiefs of Staff, where he served in the Pacific and Plans Division. In August, 1962, he joined the Seventh U.S. Army in Germany. During the ensuing three years, he served as Commanding Officer of the 72nd Artillery Group, Assistant Commander, VII Corps Artillery, and Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4, VII Corps.
Upon his return to the United States in July, 1965, he served as a member of the faculty of the National War College. In June, 1966, General Jones was assigned as Director of Plans, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C. In October 1967, General Jones was assigned as Deputy Commanding General of the 1st Logistical Command in Vietnam and in September, 1968, he became Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, Vietnam, and Commanding General of Support Troops, Vietnam. He returned to the Pentagon, Washington D.C., in May, 1969, and was named Chief of Staff, Headquarters, U.S. Army Material Command, Washington, D.C. on June 2, 1969. On July 22, 1970, General Jones was assigned as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Department of the Army.
He retired from the U.S. Army due to a physical disability on July 31, 1971, after 30 years of honorable service. From August of 1971 to June of 1972, General Jones was employed by the State of Louisiana as Director, Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control; from July, 1972, to August, 1973, he was employed in the field of real estate sales, and from August, 1973, to September, 1979, he was employed as Director, Business Climate with the Greater Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce. General Jones relocated to the Mississippi Coast in late 1979 and was a coast resident for 28 years. He had been awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the Legion of Merit with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Bronze Star Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Vietnam National Service Order, and various campaign medals. He was also a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church in Ocean Springs.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include his wife of twenty years, Patricia Dees Jones of Ocean Springs, MS., three daughters, Janell (Jack) Meehan of Baldwin, New York, Fadra Doudna of New York, New York, and Patricia Hinton Grigsby of Ocean Springs, two sons, Dees (Dusty) Hinton of Jackson, MS., and Don (Donna) Hinton of Ocean Springs, MS., nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be on Friday, March 9, 2007, from 10 AM- 11 AM, with an 11 AM Memorial Service, all at St. Paul United Methodist Church on Porter Avenue in Ocean Springs. At a later date, a military ceremony will take place at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA., during which his cremains will be placed in a columbarium in Arlington National Cemetery.
The Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford O'Keefe Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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