Reuben James ( 1776 – 3 December 1838) was a boatswain's mate of the United States Navy, famous for his heroism in the First Barbary War. ==Career== Born in Delaware around 1776, James joined the United States Navy and served on several ships, including the frigate .
Jefferson's War: American's First War on Terror 1801--1805, New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2003. ==External links== United States Naval Institute: Lest We Forget 1776 births 1838 deaths American military personnel of the First Barbary War United States Navy sailors American military personnel of the Second Barbary War
During the course of the naval blockade of the harbor, there were numerous engagements, the most intense being the Gunboat Battle of August 3, 1804.
He was forced to retire in January 1836 because of ill health.
Reuben James ( 1776 – 3 December 1838) was a boatswain's mate of the United States Navy, famous for his heroism in the First Barbary War. ==Career== Born in Delaware around 1776, James joined the United States Navy and served on several ships, including the frigate .
He died in 1838 at the U.S.
Naval Hospital in Washington, DC. ==Influence== Three warships of the Navy have been named Reuben James in his honor: [1919-1941], a four-stack , sunk by a German submarine 31 October 1941, after Germany had invaded Poland but before the US had entered World War II.
Jefferson's War: American's First War on Terror 1801--1805, New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers, 2003. ==External links== United States Naval Institute: Lest We Forget 1776 births 1838 deaths American military personnel of the First Barbary War United States Navy sailors American military personnel of the Second Barbary War
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