William Jones

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Captain of the Top William Jones, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in action, serving as Captain of a gun on board the U.S.S. Richmond during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, Alabama, 5 August 1864. Despite damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked her decks, Captain of the Top Jones fought his gun with skill and courage throughout the prolonged battle which resulted in the surrender of the rebel ram Tennessee and in the damaging and destruction of batteries at Fort Morgan.

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pride in presenting the Medal of Honor (Posthumously) to First Sergeant William Jones, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 12 May 1864, while serving with Company A, 73d New York Infantry, in action at Spotsylvania, Virginia, for capture of flag of 65th Virginia Infantry (Confederate States of America).

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William Jones, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near St. Baussant, France, September 12, 1918. When his platoon came under heavy fire from a machinegun nest on its flank, Corporal Jones took part of his squad, surrounded the nest, and captured the gun and crew.

The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to William Jones, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Bethincourt, France, September 26, 1918. Upon his own initiative Sergeant Jones advanced under concentrated rifle and machinegun fire, which was holding up his platoon, and put out of action a nest of light machine guns on the flank, thereby permitting the platoon to continue forward.