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Warrant Officer Thomas Dewey Jones
As an enlisted man; Sgt. Thomas Dewey Jones
was Awarded the Silver Star in Vietnam;
as a member of the 1st Infantry Division.
Jones' heroic actions under-fire exemplified the greatest courage and the Best Traditions of the Big Red One and the US Army.
Without regard to his own safety; Jones put himself at the gravest risk in order to save his unit from being overrun by a Superior Combat Force of North Vietnamese Regulars.
Assigned to guard a small private air strip adjacent to a French Villa and a rubber plantation; Jones and elements of the 1st Infantry Division set up a protective perimeter not suspecting an attack.
North Vietnamese units attacked the unit in force blowing up the Villa and killing all the occupants of the neutral French residence hoping to use this tactic to breakthrough a surprised protective American force.
In a scene rarely found in the history of the Vietnam War; Jones, acting as a forward observer was confronted with an enemy force of two Battalions of North Vietnamese Regular Soldiers in full battle-dress with battle-flags waving and bugles blowing.
The enemy began pouring over the surrounding hills exposing themselves during a major frontal assault confident in their ability to succeed and overrun the American force quickly.
The combat situation quickly deteriorated into hand to hand combat all along a thin defensive line; a battle in which Jones participated as he attempted to maintain radio contact with his unit command post and defend his own position along the line.
Anticipating an enemy breakthrough; Jones found his position virtually cutoff and forward of his unit skirmish line.
Jones managed to use his radio calling in an air-strike on his own position while holding off a large number of the enemy with effective small arms fire.
Jones' selfless act of personal heroism and disregard for his own safety resulted in the destruction of a great number of the enemy.
The air-strike turned the tide of battle thereby saving his unit from an inevitable wholesale assault. Miraculously Jones survived.
Jones was recommended for the Congressional Medal of Honor.
For this action Thomas Dewey Jones was Awarded the Silver Star.
In 1976 Jones was promoted from the ranks to Warrant Officer with a Masters Degree in Computer Technology at Ft. Huachuca Arizona while assigned to the United States Army Security Agency Testing and Evaluation Center; Intelligence and Service Command.
Jones was transferred to the Pentagon. (1)
About this Award:
I have established the Thomas Dewey Jones;
Big Red 1 Individual and Web Site Award
for those Individuals and Web Sites whose Spirit and Honor and Service to their Fellow Man Best Exemplifies the Fine Qualities found in the Inspirational Character of Warrant Officer Thomas Dewey Jones; a Man Among Men full of Courage, Service and a Can Do; Will Do Attitude.
It was my privilege to serve as Warrant Officer Jones' Admin Specialist at Ft. Huachuca. I am confident that he would approve of my selections to this Honor named for a Friend, Companion, and an Individual deserving of the Highest Personal and Professional Respect.
-Bob Price/Editor-WebMaster
Criteria for the Award:
Sites and Individuals can be recommended by:
E-mail to: PriceGraphics@AOL.COM
Awards will also be considered for Web - Sites randomly reviewed and selected which have exemplary Merit.
Those sites nominated will be judged by a worksheet based on speed of load time, content, user friendliness and over-all contribution to the world community. Porno sites, hate groups, Nazi, or Communist sites need not bother to apply...catagory need not necessarily be military related; but historical sites and works are greatly encouraged.
Links to each Web Site are provided. Some individual Awards are given to people who may not have a Web Site; and their E-mail addresses (where available) will remain private unless otherwise indicated by the recipient. Some Awards are given out 'blind' in the fact that no contact point has been established. E-mail will be forwarded where possible at:
Winners will be posted on this page; and will be added to the top of the list as they are awarded in a timely manner. The link for your award back to this site should read:
Awarded Sites and Individuals:
Congratulations!
The following Individuals and Web-Sites Have been Nominated and Awarded
The Thomas Dewey Jones Award
For: Hard Work, Dedication, Ability, Contribution to Society, Honor, Value and Tradition!
Son's & Daughters Organization/Ranger Battalion Association Web Site/Serving Ranger Families Everywhere
Alamo Scouts: Outstanding Historical Documentation of WWII's most successful Special Forces Unit Pacific Theatre
Ms. Sherry Klein: Unselfish Devotion to Duty in Service of Ranger Battalion Veterans
World War II Cruiser Operations: A most outstanding site from the UK on Naval Operations of WWII
www.TerrorismAnswers.com: Information on Terrorism and Current World Situations
Minature Military Mortars: Robert Keefe's mortar studies and Salutes to Americana
The Western Front Museum: A very interesting site on keeping WWI history alive!
National CounterIntelligence Center: For Truth, Honesty and Integrity and Vigilance
US Air Force Gunships: Famously Great Site featuring 'Spooky' and 'Puff' - Timely Info!
Military AirCombat Site: One of the best looking sites on the Web! Military Interest.
Simon Wiesenthal Center: WWII Historic Excellence and Efforts towards world Peace
USS Panay Site: Web Site Award historic documentation and Contribution to History
Paul D. Lovelace Site: Web Site Award for Amazing and Ingenius Web Development
Metal Detecting: Personal Award for dedicated public service in Fire Fighting & Character
Pacific Wreck Data-Base: Web Site Award for Great Historic Interest and Site Design
Audie L. Murphy Memorial Web Site: Web design and National Historic Service!
Heavy Bombers of World War II: Great historic preservation, importance and value!
Gratitude Train: Web Site Award. Historic value, Web design, and Important Content!
Scam-Busters: Web Site Award. Everyone could us a little Intelligent Information Today!
Ft. Huachuca Intelligence Center and Public Information Site: Web Award for Excellence!
Texas Confederate Journal Project: Web Award and Project Award. Great Historic Value!
Alamo5: Web Site Award. Absolutely without any exception The Best Southwestern Site!
Fred Reed - Fred on Everything: Personal and Web Site Award Great Skill-Commentary!
Kim Spy - Intelligence and Counterintelligence: Web Site Award. #1 in Intelligence Info!
The Military Advisor: Web Site Award. Dedication to Patriotic Ideals and Information
WWII Memoirs John Davis Site: Web Site Award. Valuable Historical Contributions
13th Air Force - 72nd Squadron: Web Site Award. Web content and family history resources
275th Armored Field Artillery Bn: Web Site Award. Outstanding military site and resources
John Walter Vaughn: Individual Award exemplifying Courage, Personal Honor and Loyalty
Darby Ranger Allen Bradbury: Individual Award. WWII Service; Unwavering Patriotic Spirit
Doc's Patriotic Graphics: Web Site Award. Public Service to the Veterans Community
83rd Chemical Mortar Bn: Web Site Award. Great Historical Research and Preservation
Ranger-Force: Web Site Award. Historical Preservation and 1st Battalion Re-enactors
Edwin & Mary Suominen: Book Award; Twice to Freedom. POW Support & Preservation
LST 494 Association: Web Site Award. Outstanding Historical Documentation - Preservation
USS Mayo DD 422 Site: Web Site Award. Historical Importance and Significant Contributions
www.TopSecretSI.Com: Web Site Award. Most Professional Army Security Agency Site!
Ranger Association Web Site: Leads the Way in Excellence for serving Fellow Rangers!
GruntsMilitary.Com: Keeping the military tradition through Symbol and Service to Veterans
Mike Hyatt: Individual Award. MSgt Lloyd O. Hyatt Memorial Page. Devotion to Genealogy
The Battle Zone: Web Site Award. Outstanding resource militaria and patriotic symbolism
SgtFats.Com: Unselfish Donation of Art, Time and Ideas to his fellow Veterans. Salute!
Canadian WWII Veterans Association: Brothers in Arms across borders and Time for Peace
Tripod.Com: Unequaled service to Veterans of All Wars and Military History on the WWW
James Dietz: Individual Award for 'Though I be the Lone Survivor' Darby Ranger Painting
1st Marine Division Association: Web Site Award for Outstanding Service to Fellow Veterans
Karla Merritt: Individual Award. Unselfish devotion to the Memory of Darby Ranger Vets
USMC 6/4 John E. Bogers Memorial: Web Site Award Best of the Web in Historical Value
Fort Francis E. Warren Museum: Web Site Award of Excellence in Web Quality and Service
Mr Robert Bradley: Individual and Web Site Award for Outstanding and Unselfish Devotion
www.Olive-Drab.Com: Web Site Award for Outstanding Resource and Content on the WWW!
www.BomberGirl.Com: Web Site Award. The Best Aircraft Art Work on the entire WWW!
www.TexasRanger.Org: Web Site Award of Excellence in the Best Tradition of Texas History
Patrick K. O'Donnell: Individual & Web Site Award. Greatest contribution in 2000 - 2001!
Ola Mae Boyette: Individual Award. Loyalty & Devotion to Historic Interest and Research!
www.AiiPOWMIA.com: Web Site Award. Unsurpassed Service to all POW/MIA Families!
American Ex-POW Association: Organization Award. Unselfish Service to ex-Pows/Families!
Dr. Michael J. King: Individual Award. Author of the very important Leavenworth Papers
Philip Stearn: Individual Award. Combat Photography of Darby's Elite Ranger Forces WWII
Robert W. Black: Individual Award. Historian and Author of the book; Rangers in WWII
James D. Ladd: Individual Award. Historian and Author. Commandos and Rangers of WWII
James Alteri: Individual Award. Commander F. Company 4th Ranger Battalion WWII
Trellix Web Builder: Outstanding Free Web Building Tool Helping Veterans with their Sites!
Recipients if they wish may right-click on the Award Image and save to disk and place the Award on their Web-Site or in their E-mail. It would be appreciated if a link is attached to the Award directing visitors to this Award Page Honoring Warrant Officer Jones - (1) As Warrant Officer Jone's Clerk I prepared his promotion packet; and the citation as read above is as close as I can remember to the actual wording. -BP
