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PVT Benjamin H. “Bennie” Jones

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PVT Benjamin H. “Bennie” Jones

Birth
Whitley County, Indiana, USA
Death
25 Jul 1917 (aged 27)
Nome Census Area, Alaska, USA
Burial
Sitka, Sitka, Alaska, USA Add to Map
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Section O, Site 8
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Son of Joseph and Phoebe (Whiteside) Jones; moved to Marion, Grant County, Indiana about 1895.
Occupation: Laborer. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army on February 7, 1914 and was
sent to Columbus Barracks, Ohio. Transferred to Fort Benjamin Harrison,
Indianapolis, Indiana; assigned to Company D, 14th Infantry. Transferred to U.S.
guard duty in Nome, Alaska where he was frozen to death on July 25, 1917.
Son of Joseph and Phoebe (Whiteside) Jones; moved to Marion, Grant County, Indiana about 1895.
Occupation: Laborer. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army on February 7, 1914 and was
sent to Columbus Barracks, Ohio. Transferred to Fort Benjamin Harrison,
Indianapolis, Indiana; assigned to Company D, 14th Infantry. Transferred to U.S.
guard duty in Nome, Alaska where he was frozen to death on July 25, 1917.

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  • Created by: ronzoni
  • Added: Aug 24, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29284685/benjamin_h-jones: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Benjamin H. “Bennie” Jones (27 Jul 1889–25 Jul 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29284685, citing Sitka National Cemetery, Sitka, Sitka, Alaska, USA; Maintained by ronzoni (contributor 46858258).