Jones, Ellsworth Dale
First Name
Ellsworth
Middle Name
Dale
Last Name
Jones
Serial Number
O-818686
Service Branch
Service Branch Unknown
Highest Rank
2LT
War or Action
World War II
Place Of Birth
Ness County, Kansas
County
Gunnison
Biography

Family came to Colorado from Utica, Kansas by 1940. Previously lived at Larrabee, Kansas. Son of Dale Alexander and Edna D. Wick Jones. Brother of Uella E., George E., Cecil F.., Donald D. and Dolores M. Jones. Service as pilot of B-24H bomber in 777th Bomber Squadron, 464th Bomber Group, Heavy. Died when dropped bombs inadvertently hit plane from overhead. Cenotaph at Utica Cemetery, Utica, Kansas. Awarded Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster.

Place Of Burial
Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium
Place Of Death
Ploesti, Romania
Circumstances
Killed In Action
Row Number
57
Column Number
4
Panel Number
6

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