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Personal info

Full name
JOURDAN, William P
Date of birth
1918
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Louisiana
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
O-1324267
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
Anti-Tank Company,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 December 1944
Place of death
Near Berbourg, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 10 81

Immediate family

Members
Lionel L. Jourdan (father)
Rose E. Jourdan (mother)
Lionel L. Jourdan (brother)
Ruth Jourdan (sister)

More information

1st Lt William P. Jourdan attended high school for 3 years and was a clerk general before he joined the National Guard in Lansing, Michigan on 7 April 1941.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand Failly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Danny van der Groen - Company's /ID After Action Reports , www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery