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Roy Edward Jones
United States Navy USS Windham Bay
I have been researching the death of my uncle Ensign Roy Jones, USNR, who died during WWII. I first discovered he was on the Escort Carrier USS Windham Bay. When there was no mention of his death in the deck log of that craft, I researched more to find he had been transferred to the USS Admiralty Islands. The deck log of that ship states that on 18th of April 1945 at 1449 - F6F from USS Essex crashed into catwalk on port side after a wave-off and went over the side amidships. Plane guard reports no survivor. The pilot was Ensign Roy E. Jones 395853, A1, USNR. I am wondering if he was assigned to the Essex as a replacement pilot while the Essex was supporting the Okinawa Campaign, but find no mention of him on the USS Essex website as a pilot. Or, might he have been returning a damaged aircraft to the Admiralty Islands for repair, and unable to successfully land the crippled aircraft? I hope that one of the veterans who read this many have some additional information. Your assistance would mean the world to me.