Jones, William Davis, 1894-1977.

William Davis Jones II (1894-1977) was born in Belton, Mo., to William Davis and Mary Stella Jones. He attended the United States Naval Academy, 1913-1916, and served with the United States Army, 1917-1918. After World War I, he worked with various agricultural organizations, chiefly in North Carolina and in 1935 was appointed junior agricultural statistician with the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. He was a warehouse examiner for the United States Department of Agriculture, 1936-1950. In 1951, he became director of the Storage and Distribution Division, United States Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, from which he retired in 1961. He was married to Ruth Culbreth Jones and they had a son, William Davis Dave Jones III, an advertising executive and newspaper man.

From the guide to the William Davis Jones II Papers, ., 1907-1977, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)

William Davis Jones II (1894-1977) was born in Belton, Mo. After World War I, he worked with various agricultural organizations, chiefly in North Carolina. He was a warehouse examiner for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1936-1950. In 1951, he became director of the Storage and Distribution Division, U.S. Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization, from which he retired in 1961.

From the description of William Davis Jones II papers, 1907-1977 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 46547917