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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.
Name: Buster Brown Jones Birth Date: 10 Apr 1926 Birth City: San Francisco State Registered: California Death Date: 12 Jun 1951 Death Country: Korea Death Description: Killed in Action War: Korean War Title: Radarman, Third Class, U.S. Navy Rank: Radarman, Third Class Service: U.S. Navy Service ID: 6772202
Notes: Radarman Third Class Jones was a crew member aboard the destroyer USS WALKE (DD-723) in Korean waters. He was Killed in Action while engaged with the enemy when it struck a mine on June 12, 1951. Radarman Third Class Jones was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.