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| PFC Roy Jones served in the 4th Armored Division during the Battle of the Bulge. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121708415/roy-fielding-jones https://www.pinterest.com/pin/538672805423034543/ |
Roy Fielding Jones never had a chance to reach 100 years old. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
Last year I was not able to write a profile everyday from September to November because I was studying for the Certified Financial Planner test (I passed!). I feel my project to honor one U.S. serviceman for each day of the war would be incomplete if I left them off. As I have time, I am going back and adding profiles for the days I missed.
Roy was born on September 26, 1918 in Georgia. His parents John and Fannie were also both born in Georgia. His father worked as a farmer and died in 1921. Roy had two older brothers and a younger half-brother. He was employed by a mill until he joined the service. He married Blanche Franklin.
He was drafted into the army on June 28, 1944. He became a private first class in the 10th Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division. The 4th AD landed on Utah Beach on July 11, 1944. It took part in Operation Cobra to break out of Normandy. By September it was across the Moselle River. In November it crossed the Saar River near Dieuze.
I don't know if PFC Jones was with his unit for any of advance across France to Belgium. He was with the 4th AD in time for the Battle of the Bulge. When the Germans attacked through the Ardennes, the 4th AD was sent 150 miles north in 19 hours with a goal of relieving the town of Bastogne. PFC Jones remained engaged with the enemy on a daily basis until he was killed in action on January 10, 1945.
His grave is at Greenwood Memorial Gardens in Hodges, South Carolina.
On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!
I created this video to explain why I started this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXt8QA481lY.
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