William Paul Jones

Korean War
Service #12285533
RankSergeant U.S. Army
Date of DeathNovember 8 1950
Good Conduct Medal (Army)
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
Sergeant Jones was awarded the Good Conduct Medal, the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Sergeant Jones was a member of Company G, 2nd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by an enemy machine gun fire near Yong Pong-ni, South Korea on September 16, 1950 and returned to duty on September 27, 1950. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy near Yong Dong-ni, North Korea on November 8, 1950.