John Paul Jones buried at Annapolis in naval academy crypt
One hundred sixty six years after his death the first US Navy admiral John Paul Jones was given a military burial at Annapolis. General Horace Porter led the search in Paris and the body was moved to a crypt beneath the Naval Academy chapel with a $75000 congressional appropriation. The ceremony was simple with marine guard remarks by the academy chaplain.
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