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Howard Lee Jones was born February 9, 1945 the son of Howard and Helen Jones of Tupelo, Oklahoma. He was the grandson of the late Edward William and Clara Ellen (Key) Jones.
His grandfather was one of
the Original Enrollees on the "Dawes Rolls" of the
Choctaw Nation by blood. Howard Lee Jones's
ancestors were among the twenty thousand Choctaws who were forcibly relocated on
what was to be called "The Trail of Tears". His ancestors were forced to leave
their homeland in Mississippi and move west to what is now known as Southeastern
Oklahoma.
Howard Lee lived most of his life in Tupelo, Oklahoma with his parents, seven sisters, one brother and many Aunts, Uncles and cousins. He was Valedictorian of Tupelo High School class of 1963.
Howard's father receives his Purple Heart
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STATEMENT OF CASUALTY 3 DECEMBER 66
JONES, HOWARD LEE' US 54 364 049; SP4; AUS; HHC, 2D BN, 8TH INF, 4TH INF DIV, VIETNAM DIED ON 29 NOVEMBER 1966 IN VIETNAM DEATH IS THE RESULT OF HOSTILE GROUND ACTION |
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Howard Lee Jones's cousin Earnest Ray Jones, the son of his father's brother, was also killed in Vietnam April 5, 1970. Both Howard and Earnest are buried at Byrds Prairie Cemetery, Tupelo, Coal Co., Oklahoma
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