WWII
Russell Caroll Jones
Rate / Rank
M Sergeant
Birthdate
January 26 1918
Date of Death
February 28 1992
Branch
US Army
Active Duty Service
September 18 1941 - October 3 1945
Conflicts & Campaigns
- Guam; Leyte; Western Pacific
- Okinawa; le Shima
- Pacific Theater of Operations April 1, 1944 to August 22, 1945.
Significant Duty Stations
- Inducted Fort Jackson, South Carolina
- Company C, 305th Infantry, 77th Division
Decorations & Citations
- Combat Infantryman Badge; Expert, Browning Automatic Rifle, carbine and rifle.
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with three bronze stars;
- Philippine Liberation Medal with one bronze star;
- American Defense Medal; Good Conduct Medal
Notes
US Army service number 20-403-217. Born; Perry, Florida. Retired from US Army after 30 years service. Brother of Master Sergeant Howard Othan Jones US Air Force, Master Sergeant James Duffie Jones US Army, Master Sergeant O. C. Jones US Air Force and Seaman Sam Ulmon Jones US Navy. Burial; Plot Section H Site 486 Fort Benning Post Cemetery, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia