November 19, 1919 marks the date that 35-year old James Wormley Jones–known as Jack Jones–began his federal agent service.
Prior to entering federal government work, Jack Jones attended college at both Norfolk Mission College and Virginia Union University before joining the Washington Metro Police in 1905.
Jones would make his way through the department’s ranks before becoming a detective just before World War I.
James Wormley Jones began his military training in 1917.
Upon completion, he was made a captain and put in charge of the 368th Infantry’s Company F. Months later Jones and company were sent to serve in France where he led his men in trench warfare.
When the war ended, James Wormley Jones returned home to Washington D.C to continuing being a detective.
