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Paul
Montgomery
Jones
POW (WWII) KIA
1910-01-10

–

1944-10-24

Born:

Cleveland

, 

Tennessee

Home:

Cleveland

, 

Tennessee

Buried: 

Manila

, 

Philippine Islands

Cemetery:

A.B.M.C. Manila (Wall of the Missing)

Paul Jones graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1935. Captured after the fall of the Philippine Islands, he died in 1944 when the “Hell Ship” on which he was being transported to Japan as a Prisoner of War was sunk by an American submarine.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Cavalry)

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Philippine Islands)

    Action Date:

    1942 – Died in Captivity

    Major (Cavalry) Paul Montgomery Jones (ASN: 0-19893), United States Army, was captured by the Japanese after the fall the Philippine Islands in 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death in captivity on or about 24 October 1944.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Cavalry)

    Regiment:

    26th Cavalry Regiment (Philippine Scouts)

    Action Date:

    1942
    Volume 4: PC1, General Orders No. 6 (1942)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Major (Cavalry) Paul Montgomery Jones (ASN: 0-19893), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving as Commanding Officer of the Headquarters Troops, 26th Cavalry Regiment )Philippine Scouts), in action against the enemy in the defense of Bataan, Luzon, Philippine Islands, in 1942. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Major Jones, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.