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SUMMARY:William Hoover Jones
DESCRIPTION:Honor Mission\nWilliam Hoover Jones\, POW/MIA\, KIA\nUSA – Korea\nRocky Mount\, North Carolina – 06-23-19\n\n\n\nABOUT THE MISSION: \nPFC William Hoover Jones has been Missing in Action since November 25\, 1950. His unit\, Easy Company\, 2nd Battalion\, 24th Infantry\, 25th Infantry Division\, 8th U.S. Army was in the area of Ryongyeon-ri for The Battle of Chongchon River\, where General Douglas MacArthur was attempting to end the war by pushing north on the last North Korean stronghold near the Yalu River. Overrun by an estimated force of 30\,000 Chinese and Korean Troops in a surprise attack\, his unit was cutoff and only a few were able to be evacuated. PFC Jones died exactly one month before his 19th birthday. His remains were recently returned to the US and quickly identified. He has been returned home to his family 69 years after being declared Missing and Killed in Action. He will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.\n\n\nPRIMARY STAGING DETAILS: 06-23-19 \nStaging Time: 10:00 AM\n \nWord Tabernacle Church\n820 Word Plaza\nRocky Mount\, North Carolina 27804\n\n\nRide Captain: \nRoy “Highwinder” Hankinson\nhighwinder747@yahoo.com\n757-553-2470\n\nAssisting: George “Doc” Young\, Jeff Davis\n\n\nSpecial Instructions: \nBriefing: 10:10 am. Mandatory to participate in escort.\nWe will establish a flag line for the arrival of Family\, Friends and Dignitaries for PFC Jones’ Memorial Service.\nThis will be a High Visibility Event and will require a large number of PGR Volunteers in attendance.\nWe will depart the staging area to proceed to meet the family and escort them to the Church.\nA contingency of Iron Horses will be selected to escort the family and the remainder will stay at the Church to maintain the flag line.\nThis will be a long day so plan accordingly.\n\n\nFlags & Water:\nFlags will be provided\nIf you have large bike flags\, please bring them.\nWater will be provided.\n\n\n\nSubmitted By: Roy Hankinson \nPosition: North Carolina Assistant State Captain \n\nNote: You do not have to own/ride a motorcycle or be a veteran to join\, and membership is Free. The only requirement is RESPECT! To subscribe to receive mission notices\, log into the National Site and click on the Members tab at the top. Select the Subscribe to PGR Missions option.\n Print This Page
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