Born: 08/19/1925

Died: 08/24/2013

Branch: Navy

War Served: WW II

Rank: Electrician 2nd Class

Battles: Iwo Jima; Leyte; Okinawa

Unit/Ship: USS Hyman (DD-732)

Served In: Newport, RI; St. Louis, MO; Washington DC; Pearl Harbor, HI; Iwo Jima; Philippines; Okinawa

Citation: Jones, Jr. John W., Veterans History Project Interview, April 14, 2012, by Eileen Hurst, Elihu Burritt Library at Central Connecticut State University.

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