JOHN JONES
(1841-1907)
Union Navy Civil War
Interred at Saint Mary's Cemetery
John Jones served on the USS Rhode Island, which engaged in saving the lives of the officers and crew of the sinking USS Monitor.
Participating in this hazardous rescue effort in a major storm, Jones after recuing several 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 a small boat at the mercy of the weather and high seas until finally picked up by a schooner 50 miles east of Cape Hatteras.
--Old B-Runner
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