Jones, Henry W.

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Distinguished Service Cross (DSC)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: 1st Lieutenant (Lieutenant)
Unit:: 743rd Tank Battalion, V Corps, First Army, U.S. Army
Awarded for:: Operation Neptune

For action performed on D-Day, June 6th 1944, Omaha Beach, Normandy, France.

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Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Captain
Unit:: 743rd Tank Battalion, 30th Infantry Division "Old Hickory", U.S. Army

Citation unavailable.

Sources

- Balkoski, J., Omaha Beach: D-Day, June 6, 1944, Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, U.S.A., 2006
- Hewitt, R.L., Workhorse of the Western Front – The Story of the 30th Infantry Division, The Battery Press, Nashville, USA, 1980
- The 30th Infantry Division In World War II

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