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Article: Elizabeth D. Jones: [Age 81] The British World War II veteran was an accomplished fencer who enjoyed golf and painting in watercolors.
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- The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)
- Article date:
- May 27, 2007
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Byline: Jonathan Bor
May 27--Elizabeth Duckham Jones, a British World War II veteran who helped patrol harbors for downed pilots, died Wednesday of breast cancer at her home in Parkton. She was 81.
Described as both tough and gracious, Mrs. Jones served in the Women's Royal Naval Service, the first women's branch of the Royal Navy, from 1943 until the end of the war. During that time, she married Lt. Edward G. Jones Jr., an American soldier who took part in the D-Day landing at Normandy.
The couple settled in Baltimore County after the war and raised three daughters, primarily in Stoneleigh. Mr. Jones died in 2000. They were married for 55 ...