Korean War
Service # | 12116587 |
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Unit | MED CO 38 INF 2 DIV |
Rank | Sergeant U.S. Army |
Date of Death | June 30 1951 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
6
Honolulu Memorial |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Prisoner of War Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Sergeant Jones was awarded the Combat Medical Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, 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
Sergeant Jones was a medic with the Medical Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while tending his wounded comrades near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 30, 1950 He died while a prisoner at Camp 1 near the Yalu River, North Korea on June 30, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.