Name:
Irving Leonard Jones
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
39018149
Unit:
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Date of Death:
1944-06-08
State:
California
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Plot:
E
Row:
16
Grave:
11
Decoration:
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
Irving Leonard Jones was born on February 8, 1920, in Missouri. He was the husband of Anita Maple Benson Rinehart. They had a child namely Gordon Lewis Jones.
Irving served in Company I, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, as a Private during World War II. He was Killed in Action on June 8, 1944, while advancing toward a German machinegun position on the road to Grainville, France. Pvt Jones is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery and was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster.