John Jones (Medal of Honor)

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name=John Jones
born= birth date|1841|8|25
died= death date and age|1907|8|15|1841|8|25
placeofbirth=Bridgeport, Connecticut
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caption=Ordinary Seaman John Jones
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allegiance= United States of America
branch= United States Navy
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rank= Ordinary Seaman
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unit=USS "Rhode Island"
battles=American Civil War
awards=Medal of Honor
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John Jones (August 25, 1841–August 15, 1907) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his actions in the American Civil War.

Biography

As a Landsman serving on the USS "Rhode Island", Jones assisted in the rescue of crew from the sinking ironclad "Monitor".

Jones later reached the rank of Ordinary Seaman. He is buried in an unmarked grave in St. Mary's Cemetery, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Medal of Honor citation

Landsman Jones' official Medal of Honor citation reads:

:Served on board the U.S.S. "Rhode Island", which was engaged in saving the lives of the officers and crew of the "Monitor", 30 December 1862. Participating in the hazardous rescue of the officers and crew of the sinking "Monitor", Jones, after rescuing several of the men, became separated in a heavy gale with other members of the cutter that had set out from the "Rhode Island", and spent many hours in the small boat at the mercy of the weather and high seas until finally picked up by a schooner 50 miles east of Cape Hatteras

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*

References

:NHC
*findagrave|7147721 Retrieved on 2006-10-02
*cite web
publisher = Naval Historical Center
title = US People - Jones, John
work = Online Library
date = 2001-04-07
url = http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-j/j-jones.htm
accessdate = 2006-10-02

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SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
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