| 词条 | John Jones (Medal of Honor) |
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|name=John Jones |birth_date= {{Birth date|1841|8|25}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1907|8|15|1841|8|25}} |birth_place=Bridgeport, Connecticut |death_place= |placeofburial= St. Mary's Cemetery, Portsmouth, New Hampshire |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image=John Jones (MOH) framed.jpg |image_size=200 |caption=Ordinary Seaman John Jones |nickname= |allegiance={{plainlist|
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}} |serviceyears= |rank= Ordinary Seaman |commands= |unit={{USS|Rhode Island|1861|6}} |battles=American Civil War |awards=Medal of Honor |laterwork= }} 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. BiographyAs a Landsman serving on the {{USS|Rhode Island|1861|6}}, Jones assisted in the rescue of crew from the sinking ironclad {{USS|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 citationLandsman 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 See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Army|United States Navy|American Civil War}}
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|publisher = Naval History & Heritage Command |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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