Orren Lee JONES
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Birth: 23 September 1910 in Middlebourne, Tyler County, West Virginia
Death: 22 September 1985 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee
Burial: 26 September 1985 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, Section 69, Site 5367, a full military honors service
Headstone Text: ORREN / LEE / JONES / COL / US AIR FORCE / WORLD WAR II / KOREA / SEP 23 1910 / SEP 22 1985
Parents: Charles Elmer JONES and Lydia Louise JONES (m. SUMMERS)
Parents' Children:
Spouse: Winnie D. WITTEN
Marriage: 1938
Children:
Military Service: Served in the Army-Air Corp (now called the U.S. Air Force) during World War II. Also served as a Special Assistant to the Joint Chiefs of Staff during World War II. He returned to active duty during the Korean War. He received the Legion of Merit award, and retired as Colonel.
Employment: Elected as Mayor of Middlebourne, West Virginia. He was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, serving as the minority floor leader. He served as consultant to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, which resulted in the Displaced Persons Act of 1948.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#28125323), FamilySearch website (#L2F4-92J), and family records.
m. = maiden name
h1. = surname of first husband
Death: 22 September 1985 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee
Burial: 26 September 1985 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, Section 69, Site 5367, a full military honors service
Headstone Text: ORREN / LEE / JONES / COL / US AIR FORCE / WORLD WAR II / KOREA / SEP 23 1910 / SEP 22 1985
Parents: Charles Elmer JONES and Lydia Louise JONES (m. SUMMERS)
Parents' Children:
- Harry Harmon JONES
- Orren Lee JONES
Spouse: Winnie D. WITTEN
Marriage: 1938
Children:
- Jacqueline QUILLEN (m. JONES, h1. BARRIER)
Military Service: Served in the Army-Air Corp (now called the U.S. Air Force) during World War II. Also served as a Special Assistant to the Joint Chiefs of Staff during World War II. He returned to active duty during the Korean War. He received the Legion of Merit award, and retired as Colonel.
Employment: Elected as Mayor of Middlebourne, West Virginia. He was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, serving as the minority floor leader. He served as consultant to the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, which resulted in the Displaced Persons Act of 1948.
Family Information Compiled From: FindAGrave website (#28125323), FamilySearch website (#L2F4-92J), and family records.
m. = maiden name
h1. = surname of first husband
