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Thomas Burl Jones

Birth	:	3 Aug 1919 Hardin County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	7 Nov 1988 Iowa Falls, Hardin County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Alden Cemetery, Alden, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.5218000, -93.3864500
Inscription	:	69 Y
Description	:	Enlisted 10 Apr 1941 with separation 3 Dec 1944. Foreign service 30 Apr 1942 to 31 Aug 1944. The 34th Infantry Division saw its first combat in French Algeria on 8 November 1942. As a member of the Eastern Task Force, which included two brigades of the British 78th Infantry Division, and two British Commando units, they landed at Algiers and seized the port and outlying airfields. Elements of the Division took part in numerous subsequent engagements in Tunisia during the Allied build-up, notably at Sened Station,[16] Sidi Bou Zid and Faid Pass, Sbeitla, and Fondouk Gap.[17]... Read More	Enlisted 10 Apr 1941 with separation 3 Dec 1944. Foreign service 30 Apr 1942 to 31 Aug 1944. The 34th Infantry Division saw its first combat in French Algeria on 8 November 1942. As a member of the Eastern Task Force, which included two brigades of the British 78th Infantry Division, and two British Commando units, they landed at Algiers and seized the port and outlying airfields. Elements of the Division took part in numerous subsequent engagements in Tunisia during the Allied build-up, notably at Sened Station,[16] Sidi Bou Zid and Faid Pass, Sbeitla, and Fondouk Gap.[17] In April 1943 the division assaulted Hill 609, capturing it on 1 May 1943, and then drove through Chouigui Pass to Tebourba and Ferryville.[18] The Battle of Tunisia was won, and the Axis forces surrendered. The division then trained for the inception of the Allied Invasion of Italy (Operation Avalanche), beginning with the Salerno landing. The 151st Field Artillery Battalion went in on D-day, 9 September 1943, at Salerno, while the rest of the division followed on 25 September. Engaging the enemy at the Calore River, 28 September 1943, the 34th, as part of the U.S. II Corps, relentlessly drove north to take Benevento, crossed the winding Volturno three times in October and November, assaulted Monte Patano, and took one of its four peaks before being relieved, 9 December 1943. In January 1944, the division was back on the front line battering the Bernhardt Line defenses. Persevering through bitter fighting along the Mignano Gap, the 34th used goat herds to clear the minefields.[19] The 34th took Monte Trocchio without resistance as the German defenders withdrew to the main prepared defenses of the Gustav Line. On 24 January 1944, during the First Battle of Monte Cassino they pushed across the Rapido River into the hills behind and attacked Monastery Hill which dominated the town of Cassino. While they nearly captured the objective, in the end their attacks on the monastery and the town failed. The performance of 34th Division in the mountains has been called one of the finest feats of arms carried out by any soldiers during the war.[20] The unit sustained losses of about 80 per cent in the infantry battalions. They were relieved from their positions 11–13 February 1944. Eventually, it took the combined force of five allied infantry divisions to finish what the 34th nearly accomplished on its own. After rest and rehabilitation, the 34th landed at the Anzio beachhead 25 March 1944. The division maintained defensive positions until the offensive of 23 May, when it broke out of the beachhead, took Cisterna, and raced to Civitavecchia and Rome. After a short rest, the division drove across the Cecina River to liberate Livorno, 19 July 1944, and continued on to take Monte Belmonte in October during the fighting on the Gothic Line. Digging in south of Bologna for the winter, the 34th jumped off, 15 April 1945, and captured Bologna on 21 April. Pursuit of the routed enemy to the French border was halted on 2 May upon the German surrender in Italy.[6]On 27 June 1944 the 16th SS-Panzer Grenadiers command post in San Vincenzo, Italy was overrun by the 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry, 34th Division. The command post was a town centre apartment which had been commandeered, when the owners returned to their apartment they found a signed large leather bound Stieler's Hand Atlas which had been left behind; more on this story here http://generalheinrichvonvietinghoff.wordpress.com/ The division participated in six major Army campaigns in North Africa and Italy. The division is credited with amassing 517 days of front-line combat,[21] more than any other U.S. division. One or more 34th Division units were engaged in actual combat with the enemy on 611 days. The 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry and the Ironman battalion still holds the record over the rest of the United States Army for days in combat. The division was credited with more combat days than any other division in the war.[ citation needed] The 34th Division suffered 3,737 killed in action, 14,165 wounded in action, and 3,460 missing in action, for a total of 21,362 battle casualties. Casualties of the division are considered to be the highest of any division in the theatre when daily per capita fighting strengths are considered.[ citation needed] The division's soldiers were awarded ten Medals of Honor, ninety-eight Distinguished Service Crosses, one Distinguished Service Medal, 1,153 Silver Stars, 116 Legion of Merit medals, one Distinguished Flying Cross, 2,545 Bronze Star Medals, fifty-four Soldier's Medals, thirty-four Air Medals, with duplicate awards of fifty-two oak leaf clusters, and 15,000 Purple Hearts.

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Where is Thomas Burl Jones's memorial?
Thomas Burl Jones's memorial is located at: Alden Cemetery, Alden, Hardin County, USA.
When did Thomas Burl Jones death?
Thomas Burl Jones death on 7 Nov 1988 in Iowa Falls, Hardin County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.5218000
Longitude: -93.3864500

Family Members:

Parent

Thomas C Jones

(1891 - 1944)

Edna M Springer Jones

(1892 - 1936)

Spouse

Doris Naomi Brown Jones

(1917 - 2004)

Siblings

Virgil Jones

(1922 - 2004)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Alden Cemetery
Alden, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5218000, -93.3864500

2. Buckeye Cemetery
Buckeye, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4508018, -93.3843994

3. Oak Hill Cemetery
Popejoy, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5816994, -93.4447021

4. Union Cemetery
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5280342, -93.2704773

5. Saint Mark Catholic Cemetery
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5267000, -93.2701500

6. Bahr Cemetery
Buckeye, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4380380, -93.3417480

7. Montgomery Family Burial Ground
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5932028, -93.3105961

8. Northlawn Memory Gardens
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4854200, -93.2678700

9. Friends Cemetery
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5222015, -93.2375031

10. Otis Grove Cemetery
Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6164017, -93.4880981

11. Olson Cemetery
Popejoy, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6383018, -93.4403000

12. Cottage Cemetery
Iowa Falls, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4049988, -93.3133011

13. Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Grant Township, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5859985, -93.2070007

14. Tipton Norwegian Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3753014, -93.3458023

15. Sherman Cemetery
Sherman, Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3718987, -93.3664017

16. Morgan Cemetery
Morgan Township, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6741982, -93.4100037

17. Williams Cemetery
Williams, Hamilton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4780998, -93.5864029

18. Saint Mary's Cemetery
Williams, Hamilton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.4782982, -93.5880966

19. Fairview Cemetery
Dows, Wright County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6511002, -93.5044022

20. Lincoln Cemetery
Hardin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3964005, -93.2542038

21. Maynes Grove Cemetery
Hampton, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6577988, -93.2514038

22. Vernon Township Lutheran Cemetery
Dows, Wright County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5864000, -93.5994000

23. Mount Hope Cemetery
Morgan Township, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6777992, -93.4792023

24. Bethany Cemetery
Hamilton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.3683014, -93.4916992