The award is named in memory of Medal of Honor recipient Admiral Claud Ashton Jones for "extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession" as a result of his courageous actions in 1916 while serving as engineer on USS Memphis (CA-10) when she was wrecked in the harbor of Santo Domingo by an unexpected tidal wave.
Emmy Award | Grammy Award | Tony Award | Tom Jones | Tom Jones (singer) | Quincy Jones | Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film | Indiana Jones | Norah Jones | National Book Award | Daytime Emmy Award | James Earl Jones | George Jones | Juno Award | Chuck Jones | John Paul Jones | Grace Jones | Terry Jones | Obie Award | Golden Globe Award | Primetime Emmy Award | Edward Burne-Jones | Inigo Jones | Drama Desk Award | César Award | Academy Award for Best Picture | Edgar Award | Catherine Zeta-Jones | Konex Award | Jim Jones |