Name:
Evan Bennett Jones
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
35700935
Unit:
194th Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division
Date of Death:
1944-12-12
State:
Kentucky
Cemetery:
Cave City Cemetery, Cave City, Kentucky
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Evan Bennett Jones was born on September 19, 1923 in Barren County, Kentucky. He was the son of Ellis Madison Jones and Elva Ray Bennett Jones. Evan served in the 194th Glider Infantry, 17th Airborne Division as a Private First Class during World War II. He was one of the 33 service members who were killed on site when a Horsa glider crashed on tookoff on December 12, 1944 at Greenham Common Airbase, England. He is now buried in the Cave City Cemetery, Cave City, Barren County, Kentucky, USA at the age of 21.