. The history and achievements of the Fort Scheridan officers' training camps . BORN NOVEMBER 28. 1889DIED JUNE 6, 1918 104 THE FORT SHERIDAN ASSOCIATION SECOND LIEUTENANT HERBERT K. JONES Twenty-third Company, Sixth Machine Gun Battalion, Second in action near Chateau 1 hierry on July 19, 1918. 2nd Lt. HERBERT K. JONES. BORN MAY 25. 1892DIED JULY 19, 1318 ~<ific^ Lieutenant Jones was born in Anthony,Trfl Kans., on May 25, 1892. He was in the public schools of Lawrenceand Hutchinson, Kans., graduating in1911, and then entering the employ ofhis father in the real e
. The history and achievements of the Fort Scheridan officers' training camps . BORN NOVEMBER 28. 1889DIED JUNE 6, 1918 104 THE FORT SHERIDAN ASSOCIATION SECOND LIEUTENANT HERBERT K. JONES Twenty-third Company, Sixth Machine Gun Battalion, Second in action near Chateau 1 hierry on July 19, 1918. 2nd Lt. HERBERT K. JONES. BORN MAY 25. 1892DIED JULY 19, 1318 ~<ific^ Lieutenant Jones was born in Anthony,Trfl Kans., on May 25, 1892. He was in the public schools of Lawrenceand Hutchinson, Kans., graduating in1911, and then entering the employ ofhis father in the real estate business. Hewas admitted to the Second OfficersTraining Camp at Fort Sheridan and as-signed to the First Company. Upon re-ceiving his commission, Lieutenant Jone.«was ordered overseas, sailing in January,1918, as a casual officer. After receivingfurther instruction at Chattilon-sur-Seine,France, in machine gun v^^ork and minortactics, he was assigned to the FifteenthCompany of the Sixth Machine Gun Bat-talion, Second Division, later being trans-ferred to the Twenty-third Company ofthe same outfit. He served throughoutthe heavy fighting during the Second Bat-tle of the Marne and met instant deathfrom machine gun fire during the Cha-teau Thierry-Soissons engagement onJuly 19, 1918. Lieutenant Jones was un-married. He is sur
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