Serviceman
Delmar E Jones
815thradio operator
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- Rank
- TSGT (14 June 1944), TSGT (1 August 1944)
- Hometown
- GRAND RIDGE IL; OTTAWA IL; Ottawa IL; Grand Ridge, IL
- Also written
- Delmar Jones
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 243, 252
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Isham O. Teasley Crew · 815th
- Thomas J. Waldron Crew, radio operator · 815th
Missions placed on him
- mission 5, 17 April 1944 · Belgrade · Listed with the Thomas J. Waldron crew, which flew it per its history (p. 252); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 6, 20 April 1944 · Castelfranco · Listed with the Thomas J. Waldron crew, which flew it per its history (p. 252); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 35, 23 June 1944 · Ploesti · Listed with the Thomas J. Waldron crew, which flew it per its history (p. 252); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 48, 9 July 1944 · Ploesti · Listed with the Isham O. Teasley crew, which flew it per its history (p. 243); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 50, 15 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Thomas J. Waldron crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 252)
- mission 53, 22 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Thomas J. Waldron crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 252)
- mission 58, 28 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Thomas J. Waldron crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 252)
- mission 60, 31 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Thomas J. Waldron crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 252)
- mission 62, 3 August 1944 · Friedrichshafen · Listed with the Isham O. Teasley crew, which flew it per its history (p. 243); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 63, 6 August 1944 · Portes-lès-Valence · Listed with the Thomas J. Waldron crew, which flew it per its history (p. 252); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 65, 10 August 1944 · Ploesti · The Thomas J. Waldron crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 252)
- mission 71, 18 August 1944 · Ploesti · The Thomas J. Waldron crew's history names Ploesti: one of 6 missions there in its time (p. 252)
- mission 72, 19 August 1944 · Ploesti · Listed with the Isham O. Teasley crew, which flew it per its history (p. 243); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 80, 28 August 1944 · Moosbierbaum · Listed with the Isham O. Teasley crew, which flew it per its history (p. 243); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 95, 20 September 1944 · Budapest, bridge · Listed with the Isham O. Teasley crew, which flew it per its history (p. 243); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
- mission 184, 20 March 1945 · Vienna, Kagran · Listed with the Thomas J. Waldron crew, which flew it per its history (p. 252); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1031 | TSGT |
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1033 | TSGT |
| 1 August 1944 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2239 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
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