Buster Brown Jones

Korean War
Service #6772202
UnitUSS Walke
RankRadarman Third Class U.S. Navy
Date of DeathJune 12 1951
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Radarman Third Class Jones was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Radarman Third Class Jones was a crew member aboard the destroyer USS WALKE (DD-723) in Korean waters. On June 21, 1951, it struck a mine killing him. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.