United States of AmericaPOW / MIA · Still unaccounted for

U.S. Air Force · United States

Orvin Clarence Jones Jr.

Lieutenant Colonel

1939 – 1979

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Lieutenant Colonel Orvin Clarence Jones Jr. served in the U.S. Air Force. Orvin served with the 17 WWS 388 TFW. Orvin served in the Vietnam War. Orvin was 40 years old.

How They Died

Manner Undetermined

Cause Multiple traumatic injuries

Circumstance Missing in action

Keepsakes

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Service Record

U.S. Air Force

17TH WILD WEASEL SQDN, 388TH TAC FTR WING, 7TH AF

1571A: Electronic Warfare Officer

LTCOL

ELECTRONIC WARFARE OFFICER

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

1979

Pay grade O05.

Conflicts

Vietnam War

Awards & Decorations 5

For service and achievement

Purple Heart

Air Medal

Campaign and service medals

National Defense Service Medal

Vietnam Service Medal

Foreign awards

Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

Memorials

Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 01W · Line 1 cut as ORVIN C JONES Jr

Burial Information

Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery

Section MI

Grave 125

In Our Keeping

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Orvin Clarence Jones Jr.

Lieutenant Colonel

U.S. Air Force

- 1979

388th Tactical Fighter Wing

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