Lieutenant Commander Jones was the pilot of a F9F-5 Pantherjet fighter with Fighter Squadron 153 aboard the aircraft carrier USS
Princeton
(CVA-37). On 20 July 1953, while on a combat mission, his aircraft was struck by anti-aircraft fire and crashed into a hillside. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
For his leadership and valor, Lieutenant Commander Jones was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 4 Gold Stars, the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, 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.
