William Hoover Jones

Honor Mission

William Hoover Jones, POW/MIA, KIA

USA – Korea
Rocky Mount, North Carolina – 06-23-19

PFC 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.

Word Tabernacle Church

820 Word Plaza
Rocky Mount, North Carolina 27804

Roy “Highwinder” Hankinson

highwinder747@yahoo.com

757-553-2470

Assisting: George “Doc” Young, Jeff Davis

Briefing: 10:10 am. Mandatory to participate in escort.

We will establish a flag line for the arrival of Family, Friends and Dignitaries for PFC Jones’ Memorial Service.

This will be a High Visibility Event and will require a large number of PGR Volunteers in attendance.

We will depart the staging area to proceed to meet the family and escort them to the Church.

A contingency of Iron Horses will be selected to escort the family and the remainder will stay at the Church to maintain the flag line.

This will be a long day so plan accordingly.