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Subject = AWARD RECOMMENDATONS                                            

Folder Title = AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS                                                                           

Parent Organization = 1 MEF       

Unit  = 2ND MARDIV  

Box ID = BX600094

File Cabinet = Week-51 

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                                       UNCLASSIFIED

                                     PROPOSED CITATION

             The President of the United States takes pleasure in
        presenting the SILVER STAR MEDAL to

                           LIEUTENANT COLONEL THOMAS S. JONES


                               UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS

        for services set forth in the following
        CITATION:

              "For   conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action during
        OPERATION DESERT STORM while serving as the Commanding Officer, let
        Battalion(Rein), 6th Marines, 2d Marine Division, FMF in hostile action
        in the Emirate of Kuwait from 24 February - 27 February 1991. Leading
        his battalion against a numerically superior force, Lieutenant Colonel
        Jones, without regard for his personal safety, exposed himself to enemy
        artillery and mortar fire in order to direct the battalion's breach of
        the enemy's heavily fortified defensive barrier.         After establishing a
        breach-head, Lieutenant Colonel Jones rapidly surveyed the battlefield
        and realized his penetration placed his battalion at a significant
        tactical    advantage    over enemy     forces. He quickly        unleashed a
        devastating assault on the flank and rear of the enemy, skillfully
        maneuvering his forces which resulted in destruction of two Iraqi
        brigades and their division headquarters. His success enabled the 2d
        Marine Division to pour follow-on forces through the breach and was
        directly responsible for the division's overwhelming success. By the
        end    of offensive action on 27 February 1991 his battalion was
        responsible for the destruction of two additional enemy brigades, over
        120 enemy tanks and armored personnel carriers, over 60 enemy artillery
        pieces, and the capture of over 3400 enemy prisoners of War. His daring
        actions and loyal devotion to duty in the face of personal risk,
        Lieutenant Colonel Jones upheld the highest traditions of the United
        States Naval Service."

                                                    For the President,























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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 24-MAR-1997