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Civil War
John E. Jones
Quartermaster · U.S. Navy
U.S. Navy
5 August 1864 · USS Oneida
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Era
- Civil War
- Home state
- New York
- Action
- USS Oneida
The citation
Official citation
Served as quartermaster on board the U.S.S. Oneida in the engagement at Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Stationed at the wheel during the fierce action, Jones, though wounded, carried out his duties gallantly by going to the poop to assist at the signals after the wheel ropes were shot away and remained there until ordered to reeve new wheel ropes.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
