Name:
Uriel Jones
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
33621715
Unit:
702nd Tank Battalion
Date of Death:
1944-08-18
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France
Plot:
B
Row:
14
Grave:
15
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Uriel Jones was born on April 26, 1908, in Coaldale, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He served in the 702nd Tank Battalion as a Private during World War II.
Pvt Jones was Killed in Action on August 18, 1944, during the liberation of Argentan, France. He is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, Departement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France. He also has a cenotaph in the Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery, Summit Hill, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA.
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