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Also Known As John Paul
Born July 6, 1747 • Scotland
Died July 18, 1792 (aged 45) • Paris • France
Awards And Honors Hall of Fame (1925)
Role In engagement between “Bonhomme Richard” and “Serapis”

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John Paul Jones
Bonhomme Richard and Serapis
U.S. Naval Academy chapel
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Richard Dale, detail from a portrait by an unknown artist.
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James Stockdale
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Husband Edward Kimmel
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John Connally
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John McCain
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United States senator
Puller, Chesty
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United States Marine Corps officer
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Lisa Franchetti
Lisa Franchetti
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John Kerry
John Kerry
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Painting of Edward Preble by Rembrandt Peale
Edward Preble
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Michelle Howard
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Robert Ballard
Robert Ballard
American oceanographer
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Mike Mullen.
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Matthew C. Perry
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