GREEN BERETS Jones, Jason Benjamin

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Jones​

• FORENAME

Jason Benjamin​

• UNIT

3 SF Group (Company C,1 Bn)​

• RANK

Captain​

• NUMBER

• DATE OF DEATH

2nd June 2014​

• AGE

29​

• GRAVESITE

U.S. Military Academy Post Cemetery,West Point,Orange County,New York Section XXXVI Row A Site 54F​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Pottsville or Orwigsburg,Pennsylvania​

born 15.7.1984 Orwigsburg,Pennsylvania​

son of Attorney Jay Jones,Pottsville,Pennsylvania and Suzy (nee Kaberle) Jones,Orwigsburg,Pennsylvania​

husband of Dr Amy (nee Weniger) Jones,Chapel Hill,North Carolina (married 15.6.2013)​

graduated Blue Mountain High School,Schuylkill Haven 2003​

graduated USMA,West Point 2003 - August 2007​

graduated Army Infantry Officer Basic Course 2007​

graduated Ranger School and Airborne School 2008​

505 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (HQ and HQ Company,2 Bn) 2008-11​

served Iraq 2008-09 (Bronze Star)​

Infantry Officer Advanced Course 2011-12​

graduated SF Qualification Course 2012 - May 2013​

3 SF Group 2013-14​

awards Bronze Star,Army Commendation Medal (unit ?)​

KIA Jalalabad,Nangarhar Province,Afghanistan​

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