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JORDAN, John Wesley Jr - Date of
birth
1 November 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Murphy, Washington County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Murphy, Washington County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-578111 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
701st Bombardment Squadron,
445th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
20 March 1945 - Place of
death
Three miles east of Helgoland, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
John W. Jordan (father)
Mary V. (Evans) Jordan (mother)
Beryl (Morgan) Jordan (sister)
Maxine (Caulfield) Jordan (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-48851 -
Data
Type: B-24-JSH
Destination: Hemmingstadt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Heide oil refinery
MACR: 13563
More information
The aircraft received a direct hit by flak while on his bomb run. The right wing came off and a large hole was observed in the left wing. The ship then blew up as it crashed into the water.The entire crew is listed on the Walls of the Missing at Margraten.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Peter Robbertsen, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.8thafhs.com, WWII Draft Cards
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Peter Robbertsen