CSM Carl
Jones enlisted in the U.S. Army just after his 17th birthday in
March of 1953. He was a son of "Appalachia" and came from a long line of
soldiers.
- John Sitton, served in the
Revolutionary War with the "Swamp Fox" Francis Marion.
- His great grandfather, William
Jones, served in the War of 1812.
- his grandfather, Sam Jones, served
on Co E "Blue Ridge Rifles."
- four great uncles, Tom Barney,
Allen, and Anson Jones served in the Confederate Army.
- His uncle Bill Jones served in the
Spanish American War in Cuba.
- His uncle Willis Jones served in
the Spanish American War in the Philippines.
- His brother, Paul A. Jones, served
in the Us Navy in WWII in the South Pacific.
- His brother, CSM J.B. Jones served
in the US Army in Korea and Germany.
CSM Jones was proud to be a Ranger in
the 101st Airborne Division. He often stated the US Army reflected "all
that was good and right in America," and that our young men and women
would stand up and be the "Best of the Best" of any soldier in the
world. He was firm in training soldiers to meet the ever changing
demands of the Army's world wide missions.
His philosophy was, "Do what is right,
give respect to everyone, work twice as hard, and you will be a
success." Carl Jones was a soldier's soldier.
Awards include: CIB, Bronze Star with
Oak Leaf Cluster, Vet ARCOM, Air Medal
- 1953: Basic Training and Advanced
Infantry Training, Fort Benning, Georgia.
- 1953-1954: 31st Infantry Division,
Camp Atterbury, Indiana The 31st Div was reassigned to Fort Carson,
Colorado.
- 1954-1955: 28th Regimental Combat
Far East Command, Okinawa, Later reassigned to the 1st CAV Division,
Hokkaido, Japan.
- 1956-1957: Instructor, Basic
Infantry Training, Fort Benning, Georgia.
- 1958-1959: Instructor AIT, Fort
Jackson, South Carolina.
- 1960-1961: 1st Cav. Div. 5th Cav.
Regiment "Gary Owen" in Korea, (the same unit that his grandfather,
Sam Jones, served in 100 years earlier.)
- 1961-1963: Instructor AIT, Fort
Benning, Georgia, assigned US Army Rangers, Camp Frank D.
Merrill, Dahlonega, GA, completed Ranger School, Ranger Tab,
completed Jump School, Ft Benning.
- 1964-1966: 1st Infantry
Mechanized, Ulm, Germany, (awarded Soldier of the Quarter - 7th Army
and NCO of the Quarter - 7th Army)
- 1967-1969: 101st Airborne
Division, Ft. Campbell Kentucky (deployed to South Vietnam as a
weapons platoon sergeant.)
- 1970-1971: Operations NCO Mountain
Ranger Camp, Dahlonega, GA
- 1971-1973: 101st Airborne
Division; Vietnam Operations NCO
- 1974-1976: Instructor at Aberdeen
Proving Grounds, MD
- 1976-1980: 1SG,SGM, then CSM at
Camp Frank D. Merrill, Dahlonega, GA
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