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TAPS
Fading light dims the sight,
And a star gems the sky,
Gleaming bright.
From afar drawing nigh,
Falls the night.
Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, From the hills,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.
Then good night, Peaceful night,
Till the light of the dawn
Shineth bright,
God is near, do not fear,
Friend, good night. |
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BORN:
October 07, 1885 at Fire Creek, WV
Entered Service in the US
Navy from West Virginia
Earned
The Medal of Honor During Peace Time For heroism on
August 29, 1916 at Santo Domingo City, Santo Domingo
DIED: August
08, 1948 at the age of 62
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Lieutenant
Claud Jones was one of three members of the U.S.S. Memphis to
receive the Medal of Honor for heroism when that ship was
suffering total destruction during a hurricane while anchored
off Santo Domingo City. Lieutenant Jones did everything possible
to get the engines and boilers ready, and if the elements that
burst upon the vessel had delayed for a few minutes, the engines
would have saved the vessel. With boilers and steam pipes
bursting about him in clouds of scalding steam, with thousands
of tons of water coming down upon him and in almost complete
darkness, Lieutenant Jones nobly remained at his post as long as
the engines would turn over, exhibiting the most supreme
unselfish heroism which inspired the officers and men who were
with him. When the boilers exploded, Lieutenant Jones,
accompanied by two of his shipmates, rushed into the firerooms
and drove the men there out, dragging some, carrying others to
the engineroom, where there was air to be breathed instead of
steam. Others who earned Medals of Honor in this Action: Chief
Machinist's Mate George Rud (posthumous), Machinist Charles
Willey
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