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Byron Q. Jones
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| Byron Quinby Jones | |
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 Byron Q. Jones, c. 1915 | |
| Nickname | B.Q. |
| Born | April 9, 1888 Henrietta, New York |
| Died | March 30, 1959 (aged 70) Washington, D.C. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch |  Cavalry, United States Army Aviation Section, Signal Corps Air Service, United States Army United States Army Air Corps |
| Years of service | 1912-1944 |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Commands held | 4th Composite Group 8th Attack Squadron 2d Bombardment Wing 2nd Sqdn, 13th Cavalry (Mech) |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
Byron Quinby Jones (April 9, 1888 – March 30, 1959) was a pioneer aviator and an officer in the United States Army.[1] Jones began and ended his career as a cavalry officer, but for a quarter century between 1914 and 1939 was an aviator in the various organizations that were the Army's air arm. He appeared to be on track in the 1930s to becoming one of the United States Army Air Corps' senior commanders, but his views on the role of airpower diverged from those of his Air Corps peers and he returned to the Army's ground forces at the beginning of World War II.
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[edit]Early life
Jones was born on April 9, 1888 near Henrietta, New York to Samuel Titus Jones and Sarah Minerva Quinby.[2][3] His family moved to Rochester, where he graduated from Public School 24 and East High School.[2]
After a year of study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Jones was appointed to the United States Military Academy by Representative James Breck Perkins of New York, and entered the Class of 1911 on June 15, 1907.[4][5]
Following an unremarkable fourth class (plebe) year, Jones performed summer training duties in 1908 between June 16 and July 11 for the incoming Class of 1912, out of which eight upperclassmen, including Jones and five other third class cadets, were accused of hazing including the beating of the new plebes, a violation of law dating from March 1901. As a result of three days of disciplinary hearings convened July 17, 1908, the eight cadets were recommended for dismissal from the academy. The specification against Jones, that he "inaugurated" a new form of punishment for plebes in which they were required to double time, was found to be "conclusive" by the testimony of all cadets called before the board. Jones affirmed that he had double-timed every plebe in his company, but denied that any serious violations of hazing had occurred.[6]
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