Jones and several others jumped into a trench, but a machine gunner sprayed bullets into the mass of huddled men, killing soldiers in front of Jones and behind him. Jones and one other survivor hid in the ditch for more than a day before they were captured and eventually shipped to Germany in a boxcar. At night, most of the prisoners gobbled a couple of potatoes and a few slices of bread, before passing out from exhaustion on a stone floor or on a flea-infested bed if they were lucky. Jones stayed awake, scribbling the day's events. Jones, who was liberated after 11 months in captivity, can still rattle off the number on his dog tags, but other memories are foggy.
Dates become a jumble of numbers and events get mixed up.
Llauget reads passages from Jones' diary to refresh his memory, but at times he feels like he is listening to someone else's story. The content of this message is the sole responsibility of the originator. It is provided so you may make an informed decision. In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only. AII POW-MIA does not endorse any offsite material, organization or individual.