Lieutenant Clinton Leonard Jones, Jr. was an American World War I flying ace

Flying ace

A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more...

 credited with eight aerial victories.

Clinton Jones was a late arrival to World War I, arriving at the 22nd Aero Squadron on 27 August 1918. However, from 4 September through 30 October, Jones scored eight victories; five of them were solo, but three were shared with Jacques Swaab

Jacques Swaab

Lieutenant Jacques Michael Swaab was an American World War I flying ace with the 22nd Aero Squadron, and was credited with 10 victories. He later worked in the Hollywood film industry.-World War I service:...

, James Beane

James Beane

Lieutenant James Dudley Beane was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories.Beane attended Concord High School. He was employed in Boston before joining the Ambulance Service. He spent a year's duty on the Verdun front, from July 1916 though July 1917. He volunteered for aviation...

, Arthur Raymond Brooks

Arthur Raymond Brooks

Arthur Raymond Brooks was a World War I flying ace of the United States Army Air Service credited with shooting down six enemy aircraft. He was a pioneer in the development of radio navigational aids used by pilots for location and navigation as well as air-to-ground communications...

, and F. D. Tyndall.

Citations

Distinguished Service Cross

• The Distinguished Service Cross
  Distinguished Service Cross (United States)
  The Distinguished Service Cross is the second highest military decoration that can be awarded to a member of the United States Army, for extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual combat with an armed enemy force. Actions that merit the Distinguished Service Cross must be of such a high degree...
  
   is presented to Clinton Jones, Second Lieutenant
  Second Lieutenant
  Second lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces.- United Kingdom and Commonwealth :The rank second lieutenant was introduced throughout the British Army in 1871 to replace the rank of ensign , although it had long been used in the Royal Artillery, Royal...
  
   (Air Service), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Landres-et-St. Georges, France, October 30, 1918. Lieutenant Jones, while attacking four enemy planes (Fokker type), was in turn attacked from above and obliged to dive through a formation of 15 planes (Fokker type). His plane was riddled with bullets, but he managed to destroy one of the enemy machines.

Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a second DSC

• The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Clinton Jones, Second Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near St. Mihiel, France, October 18, 1918. Second Lieutenant Jones was a member of a patrol which succeeded in hedging in a fast enemy bi-place plane. Approaching the enemy plane, Lieutenant Jones signaled the enemy to give up and land. The reply was a burst of machinegun fire, which cut his wind shield and set fire to his plane. He then closed in and shot the German pilot and sent the plane crashing to the ground. He landed in his own plane and extinguished the flames.

External links

• http://www.angelfire.com/ct/US22/History_of_US22nd_Aero_Sq.pdf
• http://www.gunjones.com/US22.html