The passing of a WWII vet family member...
Mon Apr 13, 2009 11:37 pm
A bit off topic but...
My uncle, Wendell Jones, passed away today.
He was a signalman on the USS Dionysus (AR-21) in the Pacific.
Here he is on the left with my mom and their older brother (the B-24 pilot)
My uncle, Wendell Jones, passed away today.
He was a signalman on the USS Dionysus (AR-21) in the Pacific.
Here he is on the left with my mom and their older brother (the B-24 pilot)
Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:53 am
I'm sorry to hear that Zane - my condolences to you and your family. The Greatest Generation is leaving us all too quickly.
Zack
Zack
Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:57 am
Sorry for your loss Zane. Thank the Lord for the the Vets.
Robbie
Robbie
Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:30 am
Sorry to hear of your loss Zane.
Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:53 am
Zane, I'm sorry for your loss. You and your family are in our thoughts.
Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:55 pm
I am sorry for your loss. Take pride in knowing he was a true hero.
Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:26 pm
My condolences, and a grateful nation thanks him for his service.
Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:24 pm
Thanks all.
He always told me that he didn't feel like he did much in the war. They got to Eniwetok in the summer of 45. He said they stayed busy with work from the Okinawa battle and the Philippine campaign.
After the surrender they sailed in to Tokyo Harbor and stayed for a month or so.
He and married a young lady from California after the war and went to Pepperdine. He lived in Costa Mesa for the duration.
One of my childhood heroes.
He always told me that he didn't feel like he did much in the war. They got to Eniwetok in the summer of 45. He said they stayed busy with work from the Okinawa battle and the Philippine campaign.
After the surrender they sailed in to Tokyo Harbor and stayed for a month or so.
He and married a young lady from California after the war and went to Pepperdine. He lived in Costa Mesa for the duration.
One of my childhood heroes.