Sergeant Jones was a member of Company C, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War as a member of "Task Force Smith", while defending his position at Jukmi Pass three miles north of Osan, South Korea on 5 July 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March". He died while on the march near Manpo, North Korea on 31 October 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.

Jones was awarded, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.