William Eugene Jones

Vietnam War
Unit469th Tactical Fighter Squadron
RankMajor U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromFt. Worth Texas
Date of DeathJanuary 5 1968
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
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Notes
Major Jones was a member of the 469th Tactical Fighter Squadron. On January 5, 1968, he was the pilot of a Thunderchief Fighter (F-105D) on a strike mission over North Vietnam, when his aircraft was hit by hostile fire. He parachuted safely to the ground, but contact was lost. His remains were recovered on August 14, 1985 and identified on October 7, 1985. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.