Service number: 33179776
Age: 27
Born: 7 June 1917, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
Hometown: Allegany County, Maryland
Family:
Thomas Benjamin Jones (father)
Annie Mae (nee Miller) Jones ( mother)
Carl E. Jones (brother)
Clarence W. Jones (brother)
Arthur Philip Jones (brother)
Virginia Mae Jones/Orndoff (sister)
Richard Destin Jones (brother)
Anne Lee Jones/Landenberger (brother)
Claude Willard Jones (brother)
Mildred Catherine Jones/Green (sister)
Rank: Private
Function: Cannoneer
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C Company
Date of death: 4 October 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Overloon, the Netherlands
Spot: Just North of the boot-shaped woods, north of Overloon,
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Walls of the Missing
Cemetery: Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on April 4, 1942 at Fort George G Mead, Maryland.
Other information:
He trained at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and in California before going overseas.
Thomas was declared "Missing In Action" when his tank was struck by a German Anti-Tank weapon just north of 'boot-shaped' woods, north of Overloon, Netherlands and immediately burst into flames during the war.
Please view his other memorial #46798146
Service number: 33179776
Age: 27
Born: 7 June 1917, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
Hometown: Allegany County, Maryland
Family:
Thomas Benjamin Jones (father)
Annie Mae (nee Miller) Jones ( mother)
Carl E. Jones (brother)
Clarence W. Jones (brother)
Arthur Philip Jones (brother)
Virginia Mae Jones/Orndoff (sister)
Richard Destin Jones (brother)
Anne Lee Jones/Landenberger (brother)
Claude Willard Jones (brother)
Mildred Catherine Jones/Green (sister)
Rank: Private
Function: Cannoneer
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C Company
Date of death: 4 October 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Overloon, the Netherlands
Spot: Just North of the boot-shaped woods, north of Overloon,
Awards / Commendations:
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Walls of the Missing
Cemetery: Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands
Date of enlistment: Reported for duty on April 4, 1942 at Fort George G Mead, Maryland.
Other information:
He trained at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and in California before going overseas.
Thomas was declared "Missing In Action" when his tank was struck by a German Anti-Tank weapon just north of 'boot-shaped' woods, north of Overloon, Netherlands and immediately burst into flames during the war.
Please view his other memorial #46798146
Family Members
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Carl E Jones
1910–1977
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Clarence W Jones
1912–1929
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Pvt Thomas Benjamin Jones Jr
1917–1944
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Arthur Philip Jones
1920–1990
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Virginia Mae Jones Orndoff
1923–1998
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Richard Deston Jones
1925–2009
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Anna Lee Jones Landenberger
1927–2017
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Claude Willard Jones
1929–1999
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Mildred Catherine "Oodie" Jones Green
1931–1973
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Mildred Catherine Jones Green
1931–1973
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