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Jones, Alan W., 1894-1969

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Personal name headingJones, Alan W., 1894-1969
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See alsoEmployer: United States. Army
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Graduate of: Command and General Staff College (U.S.)
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Graduate of: Army War College (U.S.)
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Associated countryBelgium
Germany
Birth date1894-10-06
Death date1969-01-22
Place of birthGoldendale (Wash.)
Place of deathWashington (D.C.)
Field of activityCommand of troops
Infantry
AffiliationUnited States. Army
United States. Army. Infantry Division, 106th
Command and General Staff College (U.S.)
Army War College (U.S.)
Profession or occupationGenerals
Found inMorelock, Jerry D. Generals of the Bulge, 2015: page 173 (Major General Alan W. Jones, of the 106th Infantry Division; Alan Walter Jones)
Find a Grave website, viewed 4 June 2020 (General Alan Walter Jones; born in Goldendale, Washington, 6 October 1894; died in Washington, D.C., 22 January 1969; graduate of Command and General Staff College (1936) and Army War College (1938); commander of the 106th Infantry Division during World War II)
   <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16054331/alan-walter-jones>
Jones, Alan W. Defense of St. Vith, 1948, viewed via WWW 4 June 2020 (Alan W. Jones, Major General, USA, Retired)
   <http://www.106thinfdivassn.org/stvith.html>
Wikipedia, viewed 4 June 2020 (Alan W. Jones; served in the Army from 1917 to 1945; commanded 106th Infantry Division, January 1943 to 22 December 1944; participated in the Battle of the Bulge near St. Vith, Belgium, and in offensive operations in Germany; died of cancer at Walter Reed Hospital; buried at Arlington National Cemetery)
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