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Now my English Mother used to say that according to her history books Jones was a traitor and a pirate. I guess it all depends on your point of view.

I was going to mention that while he commanded USS Ranger the American flag was saluted by a foreign nation, France, for the first time. This was important as it was the first step toward recognition by the international community. While looking this fact up I found that actually this was the second time our flag was saluted, the first time months before at the Dutch island of St. Eustatius to the USS Andrew Doria. (Andrew Doria, not Andrea Doria?)

There is a pretty decent movie of the life John Paul Jones starring Robert Stack. It's a typical Hollywood biography from the 50s, more Hollywood than biography.

I left the traitor and pirate stuff out.

Yes, France did first salute the US Flag on the Ranger. Andrew must have been Andrea's brother!