Name:
Ernest James Jones
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
35812130
Unit:
329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-11
State:
Kentucky
Cemetery:
White Oak Cemetery, Clay, Webster County, Kentucky, USA
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Ernest James Jones was born on December 16, 1918, in Providence, Webster County, Kentucky. He was married to Coy Orella Vinson Carlton.
He served in Company K, 329th Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division, as a Private during World War II. Pvt. Jones was Killed in Action on August 11, 1944, during the Liberation of Saint-Malo in France. He was buried at White Oak Cemetery, Clay, Webster County, Kentucky, USA, and was awarded the Purple Heart.