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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, January 18, 1988

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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 Ces places the stars and stripes monday january 1b, 1998 wounded world War i Veteran finally awarded purple heart from pm Elsp Attaei the army has finally gotten around id pinning purple heart on the Chest of cat Janet 91, of Mon Terey calif., thanks to the efforts of a customer at Hii photo restoration studio. Jones who was wounded in the Argonne Forest i France on sept. 29, 19ib, was awarded the medal Friday in a ceremony at fort old by Post commander mtg. Gen. Edwin Burin. Jones who Stilt drives to work at the studio he has operated since i to fought during world War i As a combat Engineer and was wounded while leading squad ahead of the from lines 10 build a toot Bridge to allow the infantry to attack across a River. An infantry unit Hod joined them while they were cutting barbed wire when a howitzer Shell came Over Jones said. The Shell went. A my should Rand knocked the legs offa couple of  Jones got pieces of shrapnel in his legs. He said he yanked hem out and hit legs bleeding walked to a Field Hospital for treatment. The process toward getting the purple heart began i november when Jones showed a scrapbook of photo graphs and other mementos from his military Days  
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