Lloyd E. Jones | |
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_2.jpg) Jones observes troops come ashore on Amchitka Island, May 7, 1943. | |
| Born | June 17, 1889 Columbia, Missouri, US |
| Died | January 3, 1958 (aged 68) Columbia, South Carolina, US |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1911–1946 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Service number | 0-3161 |
| Commands | 10th Mountain Division Amchitka Task Force, Alaska Defense Command 76th Field Artillery Brigade 1st Battalion, 83rd Field Artillery Regiment 5th Field Artillery Brigade, 5th Division |
| Battles / wars | World War I World War II |
| Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal |
| Relations | John Carleton Jones (father) |
Lloyd E. Jones (June 17, 1889 – January 3, 1958) was a United States Army major general. A veteran of World War I, he was prominent during World War II as commander of the Alaska Defense Command's Amchitka Task Force and the 10th Mountain Division.
The son of the president of the University of Missouri, Jones attended the university while teaching school and serving in the Missouri National Guard. He served in the Philippines after receiving his Army commission in 1912. During World War I he was an instructor at two officers’ training camps, organized and temporarily commanded an Artillery brigade, and completed an advanced field artillery course in France. After World War I, Jones graduated from the Command and General Staff College and the Army War College, and served in a variety of command and staff assignments, including professor of military science for the University of Missouri's Reserve Officers' Training Corps program.
During World War II, Jones was promoted to brigadier general and commanded an Artillery brigade before serving in the Aleutian Islands campaign as commander of the defense of Amchitka. From July 1943 to November 1944 he commanded the 10th Mountain Division during its initial organization, training, and preparation for combat. During this command he was promoted to major general. After relinquishing command to George Price Hays, Jones served at the Army War College and Headquarters, Army Ground Forces until retiring in 1946.
In retirement, Jones was a resident of Columbia, South Carolina. He died there on January 3, 1958, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.