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Edwin Amendran Jones, the son of Frank and Katherine Jones, was born on September 3, 1897, in Schenectady, New York. He was employed with the New York State Division of Highways. Edwin served in World War l and belonged to the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

On September 7, 1942, Edwin re-enlisted in the United States Army. He had a rank of Technician Fifth Class and served with the 2111th Ordnance Battalion. On November 28, 1944, Edwin was killed in a plane crash in Papua New Guinea. He is buried in the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Philippines.

Sources: The Schenectady Gazette, Find A Grave, Ancestry