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JOHN PAUL JONES
JOHN PAUL JONES
ScnMaster
(1747 - 92)
original full name
John
Paul, Scottish-born
American
naval
officer
in the
American Revolution
. Defeated the British warship
Serapis
when he was in
command
of the
American
flagship Bonhomme
Richard
.
—
5th ACC
Vol 2 Glossary (Final Approval 7/12/89), Webster's Biographical Dictionary