The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Francis V Jones

815th

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Rank
TSGT (14 June 1944), TSGT (30 June 1944), TSGT (23 August 1944)
Hometown
NINE MILE FALLS WA; Nine Mile Falls WA; Spokane, WA
Also written
Francis Jones
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 46
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
14 June 1944Air Medal1031TSGT
14 June 1944Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster1032TSGT
14 June 1944Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster1034TSGT
30 June 1944Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster1458TSGT
23 August 1944Air Medal, 4th oak leaf cluster2787TSGT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 11: Francis Vernon Jones · 9 July 1944
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name Francis Vernon Jones Rank T.Sgt Serial No. 19144168
2. Organization 483 Gp Commander P. BARtoNank GoL. Sqn CO Reardon Bank Lt. CoL.
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1944
month July day 9th did you go
down?
Fields
4.
What was the mission, Bombing OIL target, PoLesti , RUMANIA, target
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time,
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altitude,
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route scheduled,
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,route flown
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5. Where were you when you left formation ? ON the I.P.
6. Did you bail out? yes
7. Did other members ot crew bail out? THE whete crew BAILEG out.
8. Tell all you kio about when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No Knowledge". ALL the enlisted
MeN went out the WAIST Door. The BuMbardier of
NAvigator went out the Nose. PiLot of Co-PiLot went
out the Bomb BAY Deers.
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground?
Near SArajava, YugAsLu2,
10.
What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires) None
11. Where were they in aircraft?
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12. What was their condition?
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13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above?
a DAVID Spinole - R.D. - Spencer Co-PiLot were
LAST seen About 10 days LAter When they set out ON
Foot to try and MAKE the Coast of the Adratic sed. MerLe
peort Asst. Arthoter was Last seen about 2 weeks Later
a SMaLL town in yearshovea that I Forget the name of He had
either a sprained or Broken aNKLE He couldn't WALK ourt
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information. Name
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862,AF

National Archives, MACR 6817, page 11 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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