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JONES, LOUIS FARR

Rank / Branch:

COLONEL (POSTHUMOUS), U.S. AIR FORCE

Date Of Birth:

1925-12-29

Country Of Loss:

LAOS

Status:

HOSTILE-CRASH F-4C

Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground:

F-4C

Other:

MARRIED

Unit:

7TH AIR FORCE

Date Of Loss:

1967-11-29

Loss Coordinates:

163700N 1060800E (XD220269)

Catagory:

REMAINS REPATRIATED

Awards & Decorations:

SEE BIO

VETERAN HAGI0GRAPHY

JONES, LOUIS FARR, LIETNENANT COLONEL, U.S. AIR FORCE, SAN ANGELO, TOM GREEN COUNTY,

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

AIR FORCE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL, LEGION OF MERIT, PURPLE HEART, AIR MEDAL, NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEAL, KOREAN SERVICE MEDAL, UNITED NATION'S EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL-KOREA, VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL, VIETNAM CROSS OF GALLANTRY WITH PALM, VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL

BIOGRAPHY

Louis Farr Jones was born in San Angelo, Texas and spent his youth and school years there. He was a former Eagle Scout and was very active in high school. He was a 1943 graduate of San Angelo High School.
During World War II, he served as an Army Air Corp Cadet and was stationed at Mathis field in San Angelo. He met his wife Miriam after the war as a student at Texas Tech. He earned a degree in English. He then attended Baylor University and obtained degree in Religious Studies and was ordained a Baptist Minister. He was recalled to active duty during the Korean War. Minister. Miriam and Col Jones were the parents of two children, Jana and Jonathon. He remained in the Air Force Reserves after the Korean War and was recalled to active duty with the rank of Major in 1964. He loved to fly and ride motorcycles.
He started his tour in Vietnam in October 1967 and within a few short weeks was shot down over Laos as he was the bombardier/navigator of an F4C. The pilot was able to eject and was rescued.
POW/MIA INFORMATION: Name: Louis Farr Jones Rank/Branch: O4/US Air Force Unit: Date of Birth: 29 December 1925 Home City of Record: San Angelo TX (family in Fairfax Co. VA) Date of Loss:29 November 1967 Country of Loss: Laos Loss Coordinates: 163700N 1060800E (XD220269) Status (in 1973): Missing In Action Category: 2 Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F4C Other Personnel In Incident: (pilot recovered) Source: Compiled by Homecoming II Project 15 October 1990 from one or more of the following: raw data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA families, published sources: Washington Star and Salina (KS) Journal, interviews.
SYNOPSIS: Louis, a 22-year veteran of the military, was shot down over Laos on November 29, 1967. He was the bombardier/navigator onboard an F4C Phantom fighter/bomber whose pilot was apparently rescued. The aircraft was downed in Savannakhet Province about 5 miles southwest of the city of Sepone, Laos. He was promoted to Colonel during his MIA period.
REMAINS RETURNED (27 BONE FRAGMENTS AND A TOOTH) 11-20-2000. POSITIVE ID 11-26-2000 Family did not accept ID originally.
Colonel Louis Farr Jone's remains was buried with full military honors in the Golden Gate National Cemetery in Comal, California on March 10, 2004.