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West Virginia Veterans Database Record Detail
Item Details: Record Id: 5776
War: WWII
Name: William C Jones, Jr
Sex: M
Race: B
County: Marion
Community: Fairmont
Branch of Service: Army
Rank: T/5
Service Number: 35742122
Date of Death: 1945/05/26
Place of Death: Germany
Cause of Death: DOW
Place of Burial: Epinal American Cemetery, France
Unit: 4379 QM TRK Co.
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 William C. Jones Sr.
Mother: Sadie Jones
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Date Added to Memorial:  Original
Source: WV Vet Mem Application Form; Fairmont Times West Virginian 1944/06/27, 1945/06/03 and 1945/08/12; Fairmont Times 1945/06/05
Notes: Graduate of West Virginia State College. Was "Singing Willie" over radio station WMMN Died of severe burns suffered on May 21, 1945
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