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He served on board HMS Serapis which was at the front of the D-Day convoy, arriving at Sword Beach at 07:30GMT on D-Day and continued to fire on German positions along the coast for 11 days.

The original Serapis banner is lost to history.

Bonhomme Richard famously defeated British frigate HMS Serapis in the Battle of Flamborough Head off the U.K. coast on Sept. 23, 1779.

Despite defeating HMS Serapis, Bonhomme Richard suffered extensive damage during the battle and sank on Sept. 24, 1779.

“Victorious, John Paul Jones commandeered Serapis and sailed her to Holland for repairs,” explains the U.S.