Jasper County

 

Pvt. Alfred Zenus Jones

 

 

Alfred Zenus Jones was born Nov. 15, 1918 to John Albert and Laura Barron Jones. He died Nov. 16, 1944 and is buried in Lorraine American Cemetery, St. Avold, France and has a cenotaph in Union Chapel Cemetery, Jasper Co., IA.

Pvt. Jones served in World War II with the U.S. Army 319th Infantry, 80th Division and was KIA while in the service of his country. He was awarded the Purple Heart.

Source: ancestry.com