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Will John Paul Jones Make the Hall of Fame This Fall
A summary of John Paul Jones rise from Scottish gardener’s son to American naval hero. The piece covers his 1770s voyages, famed battles including the duel with Serapis, capture of prizes, and his push for recognition by the Hall of Fame for Great Americans. It notes his later service, death in Paris, and posthumous honors including the 1905 body retrieval and a Taft-era statue.
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John Paul Jones
University Heights
New York City
J. Paul Jones
Britain
America
England
John Paul (Jones
Kirkerudbright
Scotland
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Whitehaven
West Indies
India
William Paul Jones
Virginia
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Jones
Congress
Esek Hopkins
Hopkins
Alfred Black Prince
Alfred the Great
Philadelphia
Providence
Alfred
Boston
France
Ranger
Brest
Carrickfergan
Drake
Great Britain
Paul Jones
The
Yorkshire Archeological Society
Ireland
Duc de Duras
Bonhomme Richard
Benjamin Franklin
Alliance
Pallas
Vengeance
Franklin
Richard
Pierre Landais
British Isles
Flamborough Head
Pearson
Scarborough
Moon
Texel
Holland
Russia
Liman
Paris
Algiers
New Republic
Horace Porter
St. Louis
United States
Annapolis
Taft
Potomac Park
Washington