A contributor suggests his father is Allen Detroit Eadie (1924 - 1975) [50103884]. Military records & school yearbooks indicate his name is Davis Allen Jones. Some family tree records indicate his last name is Eadie Jones. One newspaper article related to his death suggests his mother is Clara Mae (Jones) Eadie and his name is Davis Eadie Jones.
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Lance Corporal Davis Allen Jones was a Marine Mortarman, born May 9, 1947, from Wellington, OH. He arrived in Vietnam on February 15, 1967, and was assigned to Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), III MAF, FMFPac.
At approximately 0200Hours on November 2, 1967, a Viet Cong force composed of approximately 100 men launched their attack on Mike Company, 3rdBattalion, 7th Marines based on Hill 25. Under a mortar barrage, and greatly outnumbering the defenders, the aggressors immediately breached the defenses and surged over the top of the hill. Fighting quickly developed into hand to hand combat between the Viet Cong and the Mike Company Marines at close quarters, and the sounds of automatic gun fire resonated in the darkness of the night. On Hill 52, the sight of red and green tracers and sounds of the battle could both be seen and heard; Marines quickly put on their fighting gear, loaded down with ammunition, and prepared to rescue their brothers under attack. Red and green tracers were seen crisis-crossing the sky, sounds of gunfire, and explosions from the direction of Hill 25 caused major concerns for the Marines who were in for the fight of their lives. Everyone was impatient to reach their comrades and reinforce them, but an order came for everyone to get into their fighting holes and prepare for an attack. There would be no rescue tonight.
LCpl Jones was one of the casualties. He died outright as a result of multiple fragmentation wounds from a hostile explosive device.
LCpl Jones had been in Vietnam 261 days and is honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Panel 29E, Row 11.
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Lance Corporal Davis Allen Jones was a Marine Mortarman, born May 9, 1947, from Wellington, OH. He arrived in Vietnam on February 15, 1967, and was assigned to Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), III MAF, FMFPac.
At approximately 0200Hours on November 2, 1967, a Viet Cong force composed of approximately 100 men launched their attack on Mike Company, 3rdBattalion, 7th Marines based on Hill 25. Under a mortar barrage, and greatly outnumbering the defenders, the aggressors immediately breached the defenses and surged over the top of the hill. Fighting quickly developed into hand to hand combat between the Viet Cong and the Mike Company Marines at close quarters, and the sounds of automatic gun fire resonated in the darkness of the night. On Hill 52, the sight of red and green tracers and sounds of the battle could both be seen and heard; Marines quickly put on their fighting gear, loaded down with ammunition, and prepared to rescue their brothers under attack. Red and green tracers were seen crisis-crossing the sky, sounds of gunfire, and explosions from the direction of Hill 25 caused major concerns for the Marines who were in for the fight of their lives. Everyone was impatient to reach their comrades and reinforce them, but an order came for everyone to get into their fighting holes and prepare for an attack. There would be no rescue tonight.
LCpl Jones was one of the casualties. He died outright as a result of multiple fragmentation wounds from a hostile explosive device.
LCpl Jones had been in Vietnam 261 days and is honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Panel 29E, Row 11.
A contributor suggests his father is Allen Detroit Eadie (1924 - 1975) [50103884]. Military records & school yearbooks indicate his name is Davis Allen Jones. Some family tree records indicate his last name is Eadie Jones. One newspaper article related to his death suggests his mother is Clara Mae (Jones) Eadie and his name is Davis Eadie Jones.
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Lance Corporal Davis Allen Jones was a Marine Mortarman, born May 9, 1947, from Wellington, OH. He arrived in Vietnam on February 15, 1967, and was assigned to Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), III MAF, FMFPac.
At approximately 0200Hours on November 2, 1967, a Viet Cong force composed of approximately 100 men launched their attack on Mike Company, 3rdBattalion, 7th Marines based on Hill 25. Under a mortar barrage, and greatly outnumbering the defenders, the aggressors immediately breached the defenses and surged over the top of the hill. Fighting quickly developed into hand to hand combat between the Viet Cong and the Mike Company Marines at close quarters, and the sounds of automatic gun fire resonated in the darkness of the night. On Hill 52, the sight of red and green tracers and sounds of the battle could both be seen and heard; Marines quickly put on their fighting gear, loaded down with ammunition, and prepared to rescue their brothers under attack. Red and green tracers were seen crisis-crossing the sky, sounds of gunfire, and explosions from the direction of Hill 25 caused major concerns for the Marines who were in for the fight of their lives. Everyone was impatient to reach their comrades and reinforce them, but an order came for everyone to get into their fighting holes and prepare for an attack. There would be no rescue tonight.
LCpl Jones was one of the casualties. He died outright as a result of multiple fragmentation wounds from a hostile explosive device.
LCpl Jones had been in Vietnam 261 days and is honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Panel 29E, Row 11.
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Lance Corporal Davis Allen Jones was a Marine Mortarman, born May 9, 1947, from Wellington, OH. He arrived in Vietnam on February 15, 1967, and was assigned to Mike Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Rein), III MAF, FMFPac.
At approximately 0200Hours on November 2, 1967, a Viet Cong force composed of approximately 100 men launched their attack on Mike Company, 3rdBattalion, 7th Marines based on Hill 25. Under a mortar barrage, and greatly outnumbering the defenders, the aggressors immediately breached the defenses and surged over the top of the hill. Fighting quickly developed into hand to hand combat between the Viet Cong and the Mike Company Marines at close quarters, and the sounds of automatic gun fire resonated in the darkness of the night. On Hill 52, the sight of red and green tracers and sounds of the battle could both be seen and heard; Marines quickly put on their fighting gear, loaded down with ammunition, and prepared to rescue their brothers under attack. Red and green tracers were seen crisis-crossing the sky, sounds of gunfire, and explosions from the direction of Hill 25 caused major concerns for the Marines who were in for the fight of their lives. Everyone was impatient to reach their comrades and reinforce them, but an order came for everyone to get into their fighting holes and prepare for an attack. There would be no rescue tonight.
LCpl Jones was one of the casualties. He died outright as a result of multiple fragmentation wounds from a hostile explosive device.
LCpl Jones had been in Vietnam 261 days and is honored on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial at Panel 29E, Row 11.
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