Grandville R Jones, JrPrivate First ClassB CO, 2ND BN, 2ND INFANTRY, 1 INF DIV Army of the United States 26 May 1941 - 05 December 1965 Charlottesville, Virginia Panel 03E Line 128 |
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The database page for Grandville R Jones, Jr
This is for my old classmate at Lane High School in Charlottesville, Virginia. We knew him as "Tony." I didn't know him well but what I remember best about Tony is that he made friends easily and was always smiling and laughing. In 1966 I heard that he had been killed in Viet Nam. I never heard any more about him. I had no idea that his name was Grandville R. Jones until I found the No Quarter Database.
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A Note from The Virtual WallOn 05 Dec 1965, during Operation BUSHMASTER II, the 2/2nd Inf became heavily engaged with an estimated VC regiment. They were supported by A/2/33rd Arty and reinforced by 2/28th Infantry. During what became known as the battle of Ap Nha Mat, the US units killed 301 VC, captured many weapons, and destroyed a main camp ... but there were 39 dead and 3 missing Americans. They were
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The point-of-contact for this memorial is a casual friend. E-mail address is not available. |
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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 10 Jul 2006
Last updated 11/13/2010