In 1788 this hero of the American Revolution accepted an offer to serve as a rear admiral in the Russian navy
..... presented to Rear-
Admiral Sigsbee by the Daughters of the American Revolution... [DOC] [TLE] John Paul Jones (Paul) (1747 - 1792) - Genealogy - Geni [PAR] Dec 2, 2015 ... Jones wrote of the event: "I accepted his offer all the more for after all it was a .... 
him in 1788 to enter into the service of the Empress Catherine II of Russia, ... As a 
rear admiral aboard the 24-gun flagship Vladimir, he took part in the ...