Jones, Richard K.
Army Private 1st class

Richard K. Jones, age 21, from Person, North Carolina, Person county. Their last known residence was in Roxboro.

Parents: Franceen Jones and Richard Jones

Service era: Afghanistan
Schools: Person High (2006), Nashville Auto-Diesel College (2007)
Military history: 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

Date of death: Saturday, August 1, 2009
Death details: Died in Mushan Village, Afghanistant, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his patrol with improvised explose devices and rocket-propelled grenades.
Cemetery: Providence Cemetery

Source: Department of Defense, Military Times