Jones, Buster Brown, RD3

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Petty Officer Third Class

Last Primary NEC
RD-0000-Radarman

Last Rating/NEC Group
Radarman

Primary Unit
1950-1951, RD-0000, USS Walke (DD-723)

Service Years
1943 - 1951

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

California

Year of Birth
1926

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Casualty Info

Home Town San Francisco, CA	Last Address 44 Noe St San Francisco, CA

Casualty Date Jun 12, 1951
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered	Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Korea	Conflict Korean War
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii	Wall/Plot Coordinates Court 8 (cenotaph)

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Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

Radarman Third Class Jones was a crew member aboard the destroyer USS WALKE (DD-723) in Korean waters. On June 21, 1951, it struck a mine killing him. His remains were not recovered.

Comments/Citation:

Service number: 6772202

RD3 Jones served on active duty from 12/27/1943 to 4/19/1946. He was recalled to active duty on 8/25/1950.

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USS Walke (DD-273)

1946-1946, RD-0000, Naval Station (NAVSTA) Bremerton, WA

From Month/Year April / 1946	To Month/Year April / 1946
Unit Naval Station (NAVSTA) Bremerton, WA Unit Page
Rank Petty Officer Third Class	NEC RD-0000-Radarman
Base, Station or City Bremerton	State/Country Washington

Patch	Naval Station (NAVSTA) Bremerton, WA Details

	Type Communications
	Parent Unit Naval Stations	Strength Installation
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Dec 13, 2022

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7 Members Also There at Same Time

Naval Station (NAVSTA) Bremerton, WA

Twitchell, Martell Herman, CAPT, (1937-1960)	OFF	410X	Commander
Tilden, Roy, PO2, (1940-1945)	ET	ET-0000	Petty Officer Second Class
Clum, Albert Joseph, PO3, (1943-1946)	MM	MM-0000	Petty Officer Third Class
Akers, Charles Dormond, PO3, (1943-1946)	RM	RM-0000	Petty Officer 3rd Class
Anderson, William Edward, PO3, (1944-1946)	BM	Cox-0000	Petty Officer 3rd Class
Roman, John, S1c, (1944-1946)	.U	Sp(U)	Seaman First Class
EICH, Leonard Harrison, PO2, (1943-1948)			Petty Officer Second Class