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Personal info

Full name
JORDAN, Samuel Eugene
Date of birth
22 May 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Wise County, Virginia
Hometown
Coeburn, Wise County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33646962
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
2nd Battalion,
193rd Glider Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 January 1945
Place of death
Flamisoul, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 14 11

Immediate family

Members
Cecil C. Jordan (father)
Maxie E. Jordan (mother)
Emma M. Jordan (sister)
Joan Jordan (sister)
Billy R. Jordan (brother)

More information

Pfc Samuel E. Jordan was a miner before he enlisted in Abingdon, Virginia on 31 March 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Raf Dyckmans, Gregory Ray Jordan, Bill Wheeler, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ww2-airborne.us

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Coalfield Progress