The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
William Estill Jones
Rank
Fireman, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
November 30, 1952
Fireman (E2) Jones served aboard the repair ship USS AJAX (AR-6). On November 30, 1952, his ship was alongside the oiler USS ASHTABULA (AO-51) in Sasebo Harbor, Japan, when an arc welder set off a great explosion on the oiler killing him.