Two Other Navy Medals of Honor: John E. Jones and Lewis Horton

It is not surprising to find that many Navy Medals of Honor buried in cemeteries around Portsmouth, New Hampshire because, of course, it is a major port on the U.S. Atlantic Coast, so naturally sailors would tend to concentrate there.

While looking up more information on John Jones and his Medal of Honor, I came across two other Navy personnel who received Medals of Honor, but were not buried in cemeteries around Portsmouth.

They were John E. Jones of the USS Oneida and Lewis Horton of the USS Rhode Island.  

At first I thought John E. Jones was John Jones with his middle name, but he wasn't.  A totally different man.

Then, I found that Lewis Horton was one of the men in the USS Rhode Island rescue boat with John Jones.  Obviously, if John Jones received a Medal of Honor, anyone else in that boat would receive one as well.

--Old B-Runner