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When Captain Richard Pearson of the //Serapis// asked Jones, "Have you struck? Do you call for Quarter?" or, in other words, was Jones prepared to give up the fight and surrender his ship, Jones, according to most accounts, replied, "I have not yet begun to fight." captain john paul jones born july 6 1747 and died july 17 1792. As an officer of the Continental Navy of the American Revolution, John Paul Jones helped establish the traditions of courage and professionalism that the Sailors of the United States Navy today proudly maintain. John Paul was born in a humble gardener's cottage in Kirkbean, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland, went to sea as a youth, and was a merchant shipmaster by the age of twenty-one. His father's name was Paul, a steady methodical Scotchman, who was head gardener to Lord Selkirk, to whom young Paul acted as assistant in the same establishment, as will appear from the following story recorded of the father and the son. His nickname was father of the american navy.place of birth is kirkcudbright, scotland. Imperial Russian Navy || Rear Admiral (Russia) || Order of Military Merit Congressional Gold Medal Order of St. Anne Légion d'honneur ||
 * ~ Nickname || "Father of the American Navy" ||
 * ~ Place of birth || Kirkcudbright, Scotland ||
 * ~ Place of death || Paris, France ||
 * ~ Allegiance || United States of America ||
 * ~ Service/branch || Continental Navy
 * ~ Years of service || 1775–1788 ||
 * ~ Rank || Captain (USA)
 * ~ Awards || Chevalier