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Col Newton Wesley Jones

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Col Newton Wesley Jones Veteran

Birth
Okanogan, Okanogan County, Washington, USA
Death
29 Apr 1945 (aged 48)
Lohhof, Landkreis München, Bavaria, Germany
Burial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France GPS-Latitude: 49.1224151, Longitude: 6.7159755
Plot
Plot: A Row: 34 Grave: 26
Memorial ID
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Husband of Elizabeth

Father of William


Newton W. Jones
ID: O-011928
Entered the Service From: Washington
Rank: Colonel

Service: U.S. Army, Combat Command "B", 20th Armored Division

Died: Sunday, April 29, 1945
Buried at: Lorraine American Cemetery
Location: St. Avold (Moselle), France
Plot: A Row: 34 Grave: 26

Awards: Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart


COMMANDING OFFICER, 5TH FIELD ARTILLERY GROUP. AFRICA INCLUDING KASSERINE AND SICILY IN 1943. COMMANDING OFFICER, COMBAT COMMAND B, 20TH ARMORED DIVISION ON GERMANY IN 1945. KILLED IN ACTION ON APRIL 29, 1945. AWARDED THE LEGION OF MERIT, SILVER STAR AND THE PURPLE HEART
World War II Registry

Husband of Elizabeth

Father of William


Newton W. Jones
ID: O-011928
Entered the Service From: Washington
Rank: Colonel

Service: U.S. Army, Combat Command "B", 20th Armored Division

Died: Sunday, April 29, 1945
Buried at: Lorraine American Cemetery
Location: St. Avold (Moselle), France
Plot: A Row: 34 Grave: 26

Awards: Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart


COMMANDING OFFICER, 5TH FIELD ARTILLERY GROUP. AFRICA INCLUDING KASSERINE AND SICILY IN 1943. COMMANDING OFFICER, COMBAT COMMAND B, 20TH ARMORED DIVISION ON GERMANY IN 1945. KILLED IN ACTION ON APRIL 29, 1945. AWARDED THE LEGION OF MERIT, SILVER STAR AND THE PURPLE HEART
World War II Registry

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Washington.




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  • Maintained by: NWpioneer
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56656814/newton_wesley-jones: accessed ), memorial page for Col Newton Wesley Jones (17 Feb 1897–29 Apr 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56656814, citing Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France; Maintained by NWpioneer (contributor 46896368).