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The U.S. Navy destroyer Jacob Jones photographed in the 1930s. (Credit: Donald M. McPherson, U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command)

April 17, 2025

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WWII Monument Planned in Cape May to Honor U.S. Sailors Killed in Ship Sinking

The USS Jacob Jones was sunk just miles off Cape May’s shoreline in 1942.