Military man in Austin H. Winn’s letters 1
Mentioned in letters as: W. F. Jones
Enlisted man on Austin’s new July 1945 crew list. Matches “Warren Jones” on the City of Annapolis crew photograph in manuscript chapter 18.
FACT from the letters: On 4 July 1945 Austin listed “W.F. Jones” among the enlisted men on his new crew.
FACT from the photograph: The ink under the center kneeling man appears to read “Warren Jones.”
HYPOTHESIS: That “Warren Jones” is the letters’ W. F. Jones. The photograph supplies Warren; the letters supply only W. F.
FACT from the rosters, and not this man: The 19th Bomb Group J index lists Emerson Jones (staff sergeant, 28th Bomb Squadron) and William H. Jones Jr. (technical sergeant, 30th Bomb Squadron). Neither is W. F. Jones, and neither is claimed. No obituary found here names a Warren or W. F. Jones on this crew.
Sources: 20af.org — 19th Bomb Group roster (J); 20af.org — Emerson Jones; 20af.org — William H. Jones Jr..