Jones Donald J.

Name:

Donald J. Jones

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-833757

Unit:

600th Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1945-04-10

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium

Plot:

B

Row:

25

Grave:

6

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Donald J. Jones was born on January 10, 1924, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of John Albert Jones and Catherine F. McLaughlin Jones. He served in the 600th Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Co-Pilot of B-17 #43-38853 during World War II.

On April 10, 1945, during a bombing mission targeting the Oranienburg area near Berlin, the aircraft was struck by anti-aircraft fire (flak) and subsequently crashed in Berlin. Tragically, six were killed in action, and four were captured and became prisoners of war.

2Lt Jones was Killed in Action and is now buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium. Donald J. Jones' name is inscribed on the Anstey Window Memorial in Panel 2 (center), on Butterfly 14, in the top left wing (section A).

Source of information: www.americanairmuseum.com, b17flyingfortress.de, www.398th.org/>