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HOMER H. JONES, O461025, First Lieutenant, 508th Parachute Infantry. For gallantry in
action on 6 June 1944 near ***, FRANCE. First Lieutenant JONES,
Platoon Leader, assumed command of a small provisional company of
paratroopers near ***. He was called upon to clear a strongpoint controlling
the approaches to a causeway over the MERDERET River. Leading his men,
First Lieutenant JONES' group under his aggressive leadership, killed eight
Germans, captured seventeen prisoners and succeeded in the eliminating the
strongpoint. He then led an assault which seized the bridge and established
a foothold on the opposite bank until forced to withdraw in the face of
overwhelming odds, His gallant actions were instrumental in confining
the enemy west of the MERDERET River, . Entered military service from
NORCROSS, GEORGIA.
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