Harold M Jones
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
William Ward and The History of the Hell Hawks
Object Number - UPL 29501 - 1LT Harold M Jones
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Units served with
![Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck of the 365th Fighter Group wearing a flying helmet with devil horns in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Screamin' Weemie". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN FLYER WEARS "DEVIL'S HELMET" Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck, 27, commander of a Ninth US Air Force fighter group, waves for contact after donning his "devil's helmet" for a mission against the Nazis. The flyer calls his plane "Screaming' Weemie". Keys](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456675.jpg.webp?itok=5tRnsRWh)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Command
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lafayette, IN, USA | 29 November 1919 | Born 29 November 1919 by parents Collet Jones and Leslie Gertrude Jones (maiden name Rakestraw) in Lafayette, Indiana, USA. Prior to services he was a college student for 2 years and a part-time theater usher. Harold’s father passed away on 19 February 1944, and Harold was killed in action on Friday, 7 June 1944 after 31 combat missions. |
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Died |
50490 Saint-Sauveur-Lendelin, France | 7 June 1944 | He was on mission with the 365th Fighter/Bomber Group, 386th Fighter/Bomber Squadron in a P-47D-22 Thunderbolt, tail number 4226128 to bomb railroad bridge at St.-Sauveur-Lendelin, France. After destroying the objective he was hit by enemy flack guns and was observed bailing out of his aircraft. His wingman, 2nd Lt Coburn G. Arledge radioed in that Jones was bailing out about a half mile north of the town. |
Revisions
Contributorspencer.jones
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Sources
Headstone Inscription and Interment Record
Contributorspencer.jones
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Sources
The History of the Hell Hawks
Hell Hawks! The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht
ContributorLucyd
ChangesCreated entry with surname, middlename, firstname, events and unit associations
