Paul Campion (French Navy officer) explained

Paul Campion was a contre-amiral (rear admiral) in the French Navy.^[1] From 18 February 1904 to 2 February 1905 he was Chief of Staff of the French Navy.

On 21 April 1906, a squadron of three armored cruisers, under Rear-Admiral Campion's command, arrived at Annapolis to honor John Paul Jones after the identification and return of his body from Paris to the United States that month.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 3, 1906, (In two parts), Part I: Mr. Bourgeois to Ambassador McCormick. . 2 April 1906 . . 16 November 2024.
2. Web site: John Paul Jones: Commemoration at Annapolis April 24 1906 . . 13 . 16 November 2024.