(Courtesy Darrin Mason) |
Pvt. Martin Jones
Wins Purple Heart Pvt Martin W. Jones, aged
21 years, a paratrooper who participated in the Normandy Invasion has
been returned to duty after spending 15 days in an Army hospital in
France. The word was received by his wife, Ruth from the War
Department.
Pvt Jones suffered a knee injury when he jumped on D-Day but
participated in the fighting for five days before he was
hospitalized. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Gordon and a
grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Jones. He is a former student of
West Jefferson High School.
He entered the service on November 4, 1942 and hs been overseas
since January 1944.
Pvt Jones was awarded the Purple Heart which his wife who with
their daughter, Daisy resides in Columbus, received after not hearing
from him for six week.
(Appeared
in the Madison [OH} Press, West Jefferson section, August 3, 1944 |
