Frank Cazenove Jones Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 20698 - Capt Frank C Jones 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.
Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. On his final mission prior to a 30 day leave, his A/C [P-51D 44-14027] struck by flak while strafing an airdrome in Sola, Norway 8-Aug-44. A/C engine gave out over the North Sea and forced to bail out. Was not seen to surface. KIA. MACR 7445.
As he detached from his squadron with glycol pouring from the lower cowling of the engine of his badly damaged A/C, Jones radioed Lieutenant Russell, a fellow pilot, to tell his fiancée that he would see her after the war. He and Miss Elizabeth Konantz had become engaged while he was in England, and were to have been married during his 30 day leave.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (5OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME (4 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Winnie the Pooh! See me later
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Sweet Stuff
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 August 1944
- Date: 21 June 1944
- Official Description:
- Date: 20 June 1944
- Date: 1 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York, NY, USA | 23 October 1920 | Born the only son Frank Cazenove Sr and Helen [Griffith] Jones. |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 25 March 1944 - 8 August 1944 | Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 1 April 1944 | Fw190 destroyed 1-May-44 pilot Capt Frank C Jones Jr. |
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Other Flight Commander 'D' Flight |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 8 May 1944 | Designated Flight Commander D Flight. |
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Other Flight Commander 'B' Flight |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 26 May 1944 | Designated Flight Commander B Flight. |
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Other Promotion |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 17 June 1944 | Promoted to Captain. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Szczecin, Poland | 20 June 1944 | Me109 destroyed Stettin 20-Jun-44 pilot Capt Frank C Jones Jr. |
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Other E/A Damaged |
Kobryn, Belarus | 21 June 1944 | Me109 damaged Kobryn 21-Jun-44 pilot Capt Frank C Jones Jr. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Kobryn, Belarus | 21 June 1944 | Me109 destroyed Kobryn 21-Jun-44 pilot Capt Frank C Jones Jr. |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Sea Off Norway | 8 August 1944 | A/C struck by flak while strafing an airdrome in Sola, Norway. A/C engine gave out over the North Sea and forced to bail out. Was not seen to surface. KIA. MACR 7445. |
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Buried |
Tablets of the missing. Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial. | ||
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Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | Enlisted in the Army Air Corps. | |
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Other Pilot Training |
Kelly Field, Carrollton, TX 75006, USA | Pilot Training Kelly Field, Texas. | |
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Other Assigned |
Hamilton City, CA, USA | Joined P-38 equipped Fighter Squadron. Hamilton Field,Cailfornia, USA. | |
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Other Stationed Overseas |
Reykjavík, Iceland | Stationed at Airfield near Reykjavik, Iceland. | |
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Other Moved to GB |
England, UK | 24 March 1944 | Squadron moved to England without their P-38 fighters, awaiting new aircraft, met Major James A Clark, Jr, whose influence got him transferred to 4th FG. |
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Buried |
Immaculate Conception Cemetery Upper Montclair Essex County NJ | Commemorated: Immaculate Conception Cemetery Upper Montclair Essex County New Jersey, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Personal research & 'Eighty-One Aces of the 4th Fighter Group' by Frank Speer. (User apollo11);
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 7445;
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
MACR 7445 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
