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WII, Purple Heart Recipient, PFC, Company HQ, 175th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, 1st Army, 3rd Battalion, Operation Overlord, stormed Omaha Beach, liberated the town of Isigny-sur-Grandcamp territory, fought at the Battle of Hill 108 later dubbed “Purple Heart Hill”, helped capture the town of Saint-Lo, wounded by aerial bomb fragments and machine fire causing a hole through his top right foot, a bullet wound to his right arm and a fractured pelvis.
Timeline
Birth- 23 Feb 1912
Groveton, Texas
1939 - 1945World War II- Age: 32 years
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Army
Rank
Private First Class
Award- 10 Aug 1944-Age: 32 years
Private First Class
1 Jul 1944
Expert Infantryman Badge
5 Jul 1944
Purple Heart Medal and Ribbon
Marriage- 11 Oct 1941-Age: 30 years
Beaumont, Texas
Constance "Connie" Adelle Rivet
Phelan Company
Retired- 1979-Age: 67 yearsDeath- 5 Jan 2005-Age: 93 years
Beaumont, Texas
Other Facts
Full Name
William Victor Jones
