Oscar Jones was born on 4 October 1913, only son of Lester Apaul Jones and Margaret Janie Colston. He resided at Long Island, Jackson, Alabama at the time of his enlistment.
Died 12 July 1944
Buried at Baptist Hill Cemetery, Jasper, TN
Private First Class
115th Infantry, 29th Division, Company K
The Chattanooga Daily Times, July 28, 1948
The body of Pfc. Oscar Jones who was killed in action in France July 12, 1944, arrived in Chattanooga yesterday. Jones is survived by his mother, Mrs. Margaret Janes Jones, 3107 North Hawthorne Street; grandmothers, Mrs. Emma Colston and Mrs. Sallie Jones; five aunts and five uncles. He entered the army in November, 1942, and went overseas as a member of Company I, 115th Infantry, in May, 1944. Funeral services will be held at the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church near Jasper, Tenn. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 4 October 1913
- Date of death: 12 July 1944
- County: Marion
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Baptist Hill Cemetery, Jasper, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XV, Middle Panel
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