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The John Paul Jones Memorial, also known as Commodore John Paul Jones, is a monument in West Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. The memorial honors John Paul Jones, the United States' first naval war hero, and received the Congressional Gold Medal after the American Revolutionary War ended. Jones allegedly said "I have not yet begun to fight!"
She initiated inquiries to locate the resting place of John Paul Jones and subsequently advocated strongly for the United States to employ all available resources to find his lost grave and relocate his remains to a site in the U.S. Brazier established the Paul Jones Chapter, D.A.R., on June 14, 1898.
John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 – July 18, 1792) was a Scottish Naval Officer who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War.Often referred to as the "Father of the American Navy", Jones is regarded by several commentators as one of the greatest naval commanders in the military history of the United States.
The John Paul Jones House is a historic house at 43 Middle Street in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Now a historic house museum and a National Historic Landmark , it is where American Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones , resided from 1781 to 1782 when it was operated as a boarding house.
The film covers everything from the childhoods of Bonham and his bandmates Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones to the formation of Led Zeppelin in 1968 through the band's performance at ...
The sarcophagus of John Paul Jones. On January 26, 1913, the remains of John Paul Jones were interred in the crypt beneath the Brigade Chapel, inside a sarcophagus made of 21 short tons (19 t) of black and white Italian marble with bronze fittings. [6] [7] [8]
Bonhomme Richard's final resting location was the subject of much speculation. A number of unsuccessful efforts had been conducted to locate the wreck. The location was presumed to be in approximately 180 feet (55 m) of water off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, a headland near where her final battle took place.
Parnelli Jones, the 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner, died Tuesday at Torrance Memorial Medical Center after a battle with Parkinson's disease, his son said. ... Jones ran mostly in second place. He ...