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Member Since: June 2008 Posts: 71 Send Message	Frances	Report	17 Aug 2015 15:30
Member Since: June 2008 Posts: 71 Send Message	Arthur Lewis Jones (born 1910) enlisted on the 3rd December 1943 at Baltimore. At some stage he was posted to the U.K. This weekend I visited the American Cemetery in Maddingley Cambridge and I realised that I might be able to find out more about his service. He is buried in Arlington. The details I have are these PFC HDQ BTRY 416 FA GP FA USA. How can I find out which service he was in and particularly when and where he was in England ? With thanks
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 2,262 Send Message	Gritty	Report	17 Aug 2015 15:39
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 2,262 Send Message	For Ref: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Name: Arthur L Jones Birth Year: 1910 Race: White, citizen (White) Enlistment Date: 3 Dec 1943 Enlistment State: Maryland Enlistment City: Baltimore Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 3 years of high school Civil Occupation: Carpenters Marital Status: Married Related? http://www.genesreunited.co.nz/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1319048?d=desc&page=1
Member Since: December 2009 Posts: 13,381 Send Message	Maddie	Report	17 Aug 2015 15:42
	Name: Arthur L Jones Birth Year: 1910 Race: White, citizen (White) Enlistment Date: 3 Dec 1943 Enlistment State: Maryland Enlistment City: Baltimore Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 3 years of high school Civil Occupation: Carpenters Marital Status: Married Height: 00 Weight: 000
Member Since: December 2009 Posts: 13,381 Send Message	Maddie	Report	17 Aug 2015 15:45
	Name: Arthur Lewis Jones Birth Date: 7 Apr 1910 Death Date: 11 Aug 1957 Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Has Bio?: N Spouse: Lena Frances Jones URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cg Arthur Lewis Jones Memorial Learn about sponsoring this memorial... Birth: Apr. 7, 1910 Death: Aug. 11, 1957 Family links: Spouse: Lena Frances Jones (1906 - 1994)* *Calculated relationship Note: PFC HDQ BTRY 416 F A GP FA U S A Burial: Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA Plot: Sec: 33, Site: 8194 Created by: John C. Anderson Record added: Mar 06, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 49239509
Member Since: June 2008 Posts: 71 Send Message	Frances	Report	17 Aug 2015 16:26
Member Since: June 2008 Posts: 71 Send Message	Thank you but what do the letters mean? Was he a soldier sailor or air force man?
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28,261 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	17 Aug 2015 16:42
	I think he would have been in the army. You will find some of the letters here:- http://www.usarmygermany.com/Sont.htm?http&&&www.usarmygermany.com/Units/FieldArtillery/USAREUR_72nd%20FA%20Bde.htm Kath. x
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,520 Send Message	greyghost	Report	17 Aug 2015 17:24
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 10,520 Send Message	?? Private First Class - Headquarters Battery - 416th Armored Field Artillery Battalion - Field Artillery - United States of America
Member Since: June 2008 Posts: 71 Send Message	Frances	Report	18 Aug 2015 22:01
Member Since: June 2008 Posts: 71 Send Message	Thank you both. It appears that the records have in the main been destroyed. Alternatively you have to be next of kin to access them - which I am not. It may be the end of this particular line of enquiry

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