Eugene Vester Jones

Korean War
Service #1069049
Unit4.2 MORTAR CO 7 MAR 1 MAR DIV
RankPrivate First Class U.S. Marine Corps
Date of DeathDecember 9 1950
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
United Nations Service Medal
Private First Class Jones was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.
Notes
Private First Class Jones was a member of the 4.2" Mortar Company, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea on December 9, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 8, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.