Winston Jones, 41st Division (PA) Field Artillery

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I'm looking for information on 2LT Winston Jones (later CPT), who served with the 41st Division (PA). He was one of the veterans interviewed for the book "Corregidor" by Eric Morris (a great book, by the way). There is quite a bit of information on his experiences during the Bataan campaign in the book; what I am looking for is anything that deals with his experiences as a guerrilla after the fall of Bataan. There are a few very short references on the web; I'm wondering if there are any books or other sources that fill in some of the details.

His story in "Corregidor" always interested me, but it has been years since I read the book. The other day, I was going through microfilm of a local newspaper looking for information about the construction of a WWII training base where I live (Frederick Army Air Field, Frederick, OK), I found an article from May 10, 1942 mentioning local men who were feared dead or captured in the Philippines, and among those mentioned was Winston Jones! I did a little further research and confirmed it is the same man. I'm hoping if I can find some more information, we can feature his story in future Veteran's Day events.

Regards,

Andy Bennett

[VeeVee]

I'll keep my eye out for information about Winston Jones. I also first read about him in the Corregidor book by Eric Morris.

I like how he initiated a fire mission to Balanga which the Japanese thought to be out of artillery range from the frontlines. He moved his battery within firing range during the night, fired barrage after barrage against the Japanese at Balanga and displaced his battery back into hidden positions before daybreak to avoid search planes and counter battery fire. To move artillery pieces by half starved men in the dark in the jungle shows great leadership by their commanding officers.

[VeeVee]

I came across some information on Winston Jones. He either didn't surrender or escaped the death march because he made it to the Fassoth camp (Bataan to Safety - by Malcolm Decker). The Fassoths were civilian American brothers who built a hidden camp to care for sick survivors or escapees from the death march.