Osce V. Jones was born on August 6, 1916, in Albany, Georgia. He enlisted on September 16, 1940. He served in the 535th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, Heavy, during World War II. On April 28, 1944, Major Jones was the co-pilot on the B-17G #42-38061 "Georgia Rebel II." His crew took off at airfield Station 167 in Ridgewell, England, on a mission to bomb the airfield of Avord in France. At around 12:00 PM, the aircraft was shot down by flak. Three crew members (including Major Jones) were able to bail out before the explosion in flight, but they were taken as prisoners. The rest were killed in action. Their airplane crashed at the commune of Baugny - 8 km northeast of Avord. Major Jones was brought to Stalag Luft III in Żagań, Poland.

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