Travis Randolph Jones

Military

Assigned to 860BS, 493BG, 8AF USAAF.





Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hank's Battle Wagon
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Baird, TX 17 February 1922 Son of William Horace and Myrtle Elizabeth [Emmerson] Jones.

Enlisted

Fort Worth, TX 25 November 1940 Fort Worth, Texas

Other

Discharged USAAF

25 May 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Fort Worth, TX 13 March 1985

Buried

Laurel Land Memorial Park Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TX 16 March 1985 Laurel Land Memorial Park Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas

Based

Debach Assigned to 860BS, 493BG, 8AF USAAF.