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PFC. Lotchie Jones

Lotchie Jones JASPER Lotchie John Ray Jones, 17, Private First Class, US Army Company B, 1st Ballalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, passed away Feb. 28, 1951, in Unsan, Korea. Lotchie was born Dec. 12, 1932, in Jasper, Tenn., to late James W. and Millie Moree Jones. He joined the US Army, in May of 1950; Lotchie was classified as MIA during the Korean War in November of 1950. After 64 years listed as MIA the U.S. Army has found and identified his remains as a POW from camp #5 inside Unsan, Korea; record now prove he was captured by the Chinese, Nov. 2, 1950 and died as a POW on Feb. 28, 1951. His remains had been place at the National Memorial Cemetery of Pacific; The Courts of the Missing: Court #6, in Honolulu, Hawaii, until being identified by Radiographic Technology of the collar bone. Lotchie was awarded a Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, United Nations Service Medal, Republic of Korea War Service Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge and Good Conduct Medal. He was preceded in death by his parents; siblings, Faye Williams, Troy A. Jones, Mary Cagle Cantrell, William I. "Mick "Jones, and Tim P. Jones, Lotchie is survived by his brothers, Mack "Jonesy" (Elsie) Jones. of Whitwell, Tenn.; sister, Mamie Lou Jones Wells, of Jasper, Tenn.; 13 nephews and 13 nieces and a host of other kin. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. CST Friday, March 6, 2015, in the chapel of Tate Funeral Home, LLC. Burial with full military honors will follow at Chattanooga National Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 2 p.m. CST until 8 p.m. CST Thursday, March 5, 2015. In lieu of flowers the family request memorial contributions be made to: The Sequatchie Valley Honor Guard, c/o Chris Reyes, 1060 Nickajack Circle, Jasper, TN 37347; to help provide future services to our hometown military Heroes. To send online condolences visit www.tatefh.com Arrangements by Tate Funeral Home, LLC, Jasper, Tenn., 423-942-9500.

Published March 4, 2015

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