The body of John Paul Jones was brought to America by the US Navy cruiser USS Brooklyn in 1905. His remains were eventually transferred to the US Naval Academy with appropriate ceremonies on 23 July 1905.
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Thank you to the Mario Family Foundation for enabling the digitization of the U.S. Naval Institute’s Photo Archive. The physical photos in the Photo Archive are stored in the Mildred M. Mario Photo Archive Room located at the U.S. Naval Institute’s Headquarters in Annapolis, MD.

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