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Personal info

Full name
JORDAN, Houston Virgil
Date of birth
27 October 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Jenks, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Hometown
San Pedro, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
6573267
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
320th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
28 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Burgdorf-Schwicheldt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
O 15 3

Immediate family

Members
Andrew J. Jordan (father)
Malinda F. (Bolton) Jordan (mother)
Trulen D. Jordan (brother)
Eunice M. Jordan (sister)
Opal B. Jordan (sister)
Hollis C. Jordan (brother)
Madelin B. (Moore) Jordan (wife)

More information

Sgt Houston V. Jordan enlisted on 9 March 1942 at Fort McArthur, San Pedro, California.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Jordan-Advocate Family Tree, www.coulthart.com/134, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Mary Jordan (niece)