WWII

Henry S. Jones

Rate / Rank
M Sergeant

Birthdate
1920

Date of Death
December 16 2008

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
September 16 1940 - January 16 1977

Conflicts & Campaigns

Landed Omaha Beach early June 1944
Normandy; Northern France; Ardennes; Rhinnland; Central Europe

Significant Duty Stations

National Guard mobilized Thomasville, Georgia. September 16, 1940.
Company E, 10th Quartermaster Regiment Camp Jackson, South Carolina
Company B, 128th Armored Ordnance Maintenance Battalion

Decorations & Citations

European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with five bronze stars
American Defense Medal; Occupation Medal (Germany) Good Conduct Medal;
World War II Victory Medal; Meritorious Unit Emblem;
French Fourragere; Active State Service Medal; Armed Forces Reserve Medal;
Guardsman Retirement Medal; Governors Unit Citation

Notes

US Army service number 20-403-142 Born; Cairo, Georgia. Graduate of Cairo High School Class of 1939. Retired after 34 years service. Burial; Southland Memorial Gardens, West Columbia, Lexington County, South Carolina.