▁fra ud ▁Category : American ▁confidence ▁trick sters ▁Category : Imp ost ors ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Asp en , ▁Colorado ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁Kansas ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Pal o ▁Al to , ▁California ▁Category : Pr inc eton ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Texas ▁at ▁Austin ▁al umn i ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Wy oming ▁al umn i ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁crim inals ▁Category : Har vard ▁Ext ension ▁School ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁John ▁E . ▁Jones ▁( born ▁ 1 8 3 4 , ▁date ▁of ▁death ▁unknown ) ▁was ▁a ▁Union ▁Navy ▁sail or ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁and ▁a ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁military ' s ▁highest ▁decor ation , ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor , ▁for ▁his ▁actions ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mobile ▁Bay . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Jones ▁was ▁still ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁when ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Navy . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁as ▁a ▁quarter master ▁on ▁the ▁. ▁Station ed ▁at ▁the ▁ship ' s ▁wheel ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mobile ▁Bay ▁on ▁August ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁the ▁wheel ▁was ▁rendered ▁useless ▁when ▁the ▁ro pes ▁which ▁connected ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁till er ▁were ▁destroyed ▁by ▁host ile ▁fire . ▁Although ▁wounded , ▁Jones