The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Warren E Jones

815th

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Rank
SSGT (14 June 1944), SSGT (30 June 1944), SSGT (23 August 1944)
Hometown
WOODSTON KS; Woodston KS
Also written
Warren Jones
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 46
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

Missions placed on him

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

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
14 June 1944Air Medal1031SSGT
14 June 1944Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster1031SSGT
14 June 1944Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster1034SSGT
30 June 1944Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster1458SSGT
23 August 1944Air Medal, 4th oak leaf cluster2787SSGT

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

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 23: Warren in Jones · 9 July 1944
AFPPACIA
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name Warren in Jones
Rank S/Sgt. Serial No. 37340607.
2. Organization 483rd. Gp Commande Barton Rank Cel. Sqn CO Reardon Rank It.COl
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year
1944
month July
day
9
did you go down?
4. What was the mission, Oil Refinery , target, Ploesti, Rumania ,target
time, Aptrox.1120 altitude, 21000
route scheduled,
, route flown
5. Where were you when you left formation Had just reached I.P.
6. Did you bail out? Yes
7. Did other members of crew bail out? Yes
8. Tell all you know 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 !now, say: "No Knowledge". it 1230 the six
enlisted ner left through the waist door. the pilct and co-Pilot
leit through the bomb bay, the Navigator and Bombardier left
through the nose escape hatch.
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? In the mountains near Sarjevo,Yuza
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?
12. What was their condition?
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above?
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information.
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF

National Archives, MACR 6817, page 23 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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