. ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁he ▁shot ▁down ▁another ▁three ▁Zero es ▁while ▁serving ▁on ▁a ▁mission ▁at ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Tokyo , ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁five ▁confirmed ▁vict ories . ▁A ▁day ▁later , ▁he ▁anni h il ated ▁other ▁Zero ▁and ▁a ▁Nak aj ima ▁Ki - 4 3 . ▁Then , ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 5 ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁half - share ▁of ▁a ▁probable ▁Ki - 4 3 . ▁ ▁For ▁his ▁hero ic ▁action , ▁Jones ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Silver ▁Star , ▁two ▁Dist ingu ished ▁F lying ▁Cross ▁and ▁four ▁Air ▁Med als . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁service ▁dis charge , ▁Jones ▁returned ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁Chicago ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁mid season ▁he ▁was ▁de alt ▁to ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁Rud y ▁York , ▁batt ing ▁a ▁combined ▁. 2 3 7 ▁with ▁ 1 9 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 9 6 ▁R BI ▁that ▁season . ▁He ▁hit ▁. 2 0 0 ▁in ▁ 3 6 ▁games ▁for ▁Boston ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁his ▁last ▁major ▁league ▁season , ▁and ▁finished ▁his ▁baseball ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁div iding ▁his ▁playing ▁time ▁between ▁the ▁Texas ▁League ▁and ▁American ▁Association . ▁ ▁Jones ▁died ▁in ▁his ▁h omet own ▁of ▁E pp s , ▁Louisiana ▁at ▁age ▁ 8 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁Baseball ▁in ▁W art