David Jones, buried at Good Hope Cemetery among veterans of many American wars, earned the Medal of Honor while serving in Company I of the 54th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment in the Union Army. During Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Vicksburg Campaign, he volunteered for the "Forlorn Hope," the lead assault in a major attack that meant likely death or wounding for those in the attacking party. On May 22, 1863, Jones took part in Grant's attempt to storm Vicksburg's defenses and capture the city without a siege, but the attack failed. Of the 150 soldiers who volunteered, many were killed or wounded, including Jones. His pension application said that his head was badly and permanently injured by concussion from cannon fire during the storming party to capture Fort Pemberton at Vicksburg, Mississippi, where he and others were forced to remain all day in the hot sun under incessant enemy cannon fire and could not retreat until after nightfall without being killed. After a 47 day siege, Vicksburg surrendered on July 4, 1863, the same day as the Union victory at Gettysburg. After the war, Jones returned to Good Hope, married Rosellie A. Smith in 1865, fathered six children, and became a highly respected member of the community.