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My uncle, Wendell Jones, passed away today.
He was a signalman on the USS Dionysus (AR-21) in the Pacific.

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Here he is on the left with my mom and their older brother (the B-24 pilot)

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I'm sorry to hear that Zane - my condolences to you and your family. The Greatest Generation is leaving us all too quickly.

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Sorry for your loss Zane. Thank the Lord for the the Vets.
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Sorry to hear of your loss Zane.

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Zane, I'm sorry for your loss. You and your family are in our thoughts.

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I am sorry for your loss. Take pride in knowing he was a true hero.

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My condolences, and a grateful nation thanks him for his service.

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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.

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