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Jesse W. Jones

Jesse W. Jones
Date of Birth:
1902
Date of Death:
March 03, 1948
Location of Death:
Philipp, MS
DOT badge from 1934-1951

Circumstances of Death

Special Agent Jesse Wilburn Jones and other agents were searching for a suspected moonshine still in an area three miles east of Philipp, Mississippi. After wading through mud and water for over one and one half miles, Agent Jones suffered a severe heart attack. The agents carried him back to the government car and rushed him to the local hospital, but he died later that evening.

Background

Agent Jones joined the Alcohol Tax Unit (ATU) on April 4, 1944, and was assigned to offices in New Orleans; Waco, Tyler and Corpus Christi, Texas; and Clarksdale, Mississippi. He carried badge #966. Previously, he worked with the U.S. Border Patrol and was a U.S. Army veteran.

Personal

Agent Jones was born in Rockwall, Texas. He was survived by his wife, Essie and their children, Anna Jo, Jesse and Wilburn.

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