W8SIO 1930's St. Joseph, Michigan
George Jones (W8SIO) was a US Navy
radioman attached to the USS Downes (DD-375). He died on December
7, 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
I suspect that Jones must have given the card to my father (then
W8TYG) just prior to that date. My dad was a Navy radioman on the
USS MacDonough (DD-351).
73 de Tom Byers - WB9YTG
When Mr. G.E. Jones passed, the St. Joseph High School acquired the callsign in memory of him. It is now registered to Saint Joseph High School Amateur Radio Club Alumni Assn.
Courtesy of WB9YTG