Harley Sanford Jones Explained

Harley Sanford Jones
Birth Date:10 November 1902
Birth Place:New Haven, Connecticut
Death Place:Fox Lake, Wisconsin
Allegiance:United States of America
Branch:United States Air Force
Rank:Brigadier general

Harley Sanford Jones (November 10, 1902  - December 28, 1997) was a brigadier general in the United States Air Force.

Biography

Jones was born in Fox Lake, Wisconsin, in 1902[1] and attended Ripon College.[2] He died on December 28, 1997.

Career

Jones originally joined the United States Army Reserve in 1940 before transferring to the Air Corps. During World War II Jones served with the Far East Air Force. Following the war he was assigned to Air Force Materiel Command. In 1951 he was named Chairman of the Boeing B-47 Stratojet Production Committee. His retirement was effective as of June 1, 1957.

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  1. Web site: WI Clintonville – Fox Lake. Small Town Claim to Fame. May 19, 2014. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304090513/http://smalltownclaimtofame.com/wi-clintonville/. dead.
  2. Web site: Biographies : BRIGADIER GENERAL HARLEY SANFORD JONES . https://archive.today/20120716200954/http://www.af.mil/information/bios/bio.asp?bioID=5975 . 16 July 2012 . dead.