serviceyears branch commands relations death_place death_date birth_place allegiance placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
1945 -- 69 united states air force 602d special operations squadron william atkinson jones -lrb- grandfather -rrb- near woodbridge , virginia 15 november 1969 norfolk , virginia united states place of burial vietnam war 31 may 1922 warsaw , virginia colonel williamjones.jpg william a. jones , iii
 william atkinson jones , iii
william a. jones , iii

william atkinson jones , iii -lrb- may 31 , 1922 -- november 15 , 1969 -rrb- was a united states air force officer and a recipient of the united states military 's highest decoration -- the medal of honor -- for his actions in the vietnam war .
