Korean War
Service # | AF18409210 |
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Rank | Airman U.S. Air Force |
Date of Death | March 18 1953 |
National Defense Service Medal
Airman Jones was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Airman Jones was a radio operator on a SB-29 Superfortress with the 52nd Air Rescue Squadron, 6th Air Base Group at Harmon Air Force Base, Stephenville, Newfoundland. On March 18, 1953, his aircraft was on a search mission for a downed RB-36. On its return flight, it crashed killing all 10 men aboard.