Jones Jr. , Calvin Robert

Rank and Name, Radarman Third Class Calvin Robert Jones Jr.

Unit/Placed in, USS LCS-26(Landing Craft Support), United States Naval Reserve.

Calvin is born approx. on 14 April 1916 in Lubbock County, Texas.

Father, Calvin Robert Jones Sr.

Mother, Amanda E. (Lowrance) Jones.

Sister(s), Eunice Estelle Jones.

Calvin enlisted the service in Texas with service number # 3576959.

Calvin was KIA when the USS LCS-26 was attacked and sunk near Corregidor Island by a suicide boat on 16 February 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Calvin is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Thanks to,

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

National Historian

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com