John Jones 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.
Career
As a Landsman serving on the United States Ship Rhode Island, Jones assisted in the rescue of crew from the sinking ironclad United States Ship Monitor. Jones later reached the rank of Ordinary Seaman. He is buried in an unmarked grave in Saint Mary"s Cemetery, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Membership
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.