Capt., USN John George JONES

1898 - 1950  (51 years)

• Name	John George JONES
  Prefix	Capt., USN
  Birth	22 Apr 1898	Caledonia, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  _UID	F0A7CC10913B465282E51C5BF34B19727EC7
  Death	21 Apr 1950	Plane crash, Japan.
  Burial	5 Jul 1950	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
  Notes	BIOGRAPHY: Capt. JONES, was born 22 Apr 1898 at the town of Caledonia, Columbia County, Wisconsin, the son of a farmer. He attended country schools then Portage High School, where he graduated in 1914 when he was only sixteen years of age. He entered the Naval Acadamy in 1917, and graduated in 1920 with rank of Ensign. Later, he attended Harvard University and graduated there in 1932 with a degree of Master of Science and Engineering, Electric Communications. Early in his naval career he served a tour on the first aircraft carrier. He served as executive officer of the destroyer Perry, now a mine sweeper, then was in the bureau of engineering in the Navy Department, then commanded the destroyer Long, now a mine sweeper, until June, 1940, when he reported to the bureau of ships in Washington. Later he was assigned a command at sea as commodore of a destroyer group, in addition to numerous other sea duty posts. Capt. JONES died 21 Apr 1950 in the crash of a C-54 U. S. Army transport plane while it was approaching the airport for a landing at Tokyo, Japan, after completing a flight from Manila, Philippine Islands. At the time Capt. JONES was assigned as chief of staff to Adm. Francis P OLD, Commander of Naval Forces in the Philippines. Capt. JONES was slated to retire in June of that year with rank of Rear Admiral He was buried, subsequently, at Arlington National Cemetary with full military honors on 5 July 1950, withmembers of his family in attendance.
  Person ID	I1721	America
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2025

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Elizabeth GREENWOOD,   b. 10 Aug 1908, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, Texas, USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	14 May 1929	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
  Children	1. Jack George JONES   2. James Pat JONES
  Family ID	F926	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2015

  
  

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  Birth - 22 Apr 1898 - Caledonia, Wisconsin, USA Death - 21 Apr 1950 - Plane crash, Japan. Burial - 5 Jul 1950 - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth