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Sgt Fred M Jones

Hattiesburg American, Hattiesburg MS - October 31, 1944

137th Infantry Regiment, Company E

Fred Madison Jones, son of Wiley Thomas and Ida Isabella (Roberts) Jones, was born October 19, 1917 in Greene County, Mississippi. He registered for the draft July 1, 1941 when he was 23 years old, living in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and working at Reliance Manufacturing Company in Hattiesburg. He was inducted into the Army December 23, 1942 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. He was a Rifleman in Company E, 137th Infantry Regiment and landed at Omaha Beach, Normandy France July 8, 1944. He was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge August 1 and promoted to Sergeant, Squad Leader October 1, 1944. Sgt Fred M Jones was killed in action by fragments from an artillery shell blast October 2, 1944 in the vicinity of Gremecey, France. He is buried at Mutual Rights Cemetery, Greene County, Mississippi.

Hattiesburg American, Hattiesburg MS - April 25, 1944