Korean War
Rank | Staff Sergeant U.S. Air Force |
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Date of Death | February 2 1953 |
National Defense Service Medal
Staff Sergeant Jones was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Staff Sergeant Jones was a passenger on a B-29 Superfortress Bomber with the 352nd Bomber Squadron, 301st Bomber Wing based at Upper Hayford Air Base, England. On February 2, 1953, his aircraft was taking off from Wheelus Field, Tripoli, Libya when it crashed killing fifteen members of the crew.