U. S. Army Service No. (ASN): #37267284
Entered the Service from: Nebraska
12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Awards: Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Grover S. Jordan is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Rock County, Nebraska.
Award Citation reads:
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Grover S. Jordan, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with the 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, in action against enemy forces on 20 March 1944. Corporal Jordan's intrepid actions, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 1st Cavalry Division, and the United States Army.
Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East, General Orders No. 64 (1944)
Home Town: Bassett, Nebraska.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, lists his residence as Rose, Rock County, Nebraska. Contact person listed as Mrs. Amy Grover Jordan (Mother) of same address. Self-employed as of 10/16/1940 registration date.
Name and Address of Next of Kin:
Mr. Oral D. Jordan
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
***I would like to thank Dave Davisson Find A Grave ID 36744121 for linking his parents to this memorial***
Entered the Service from: Nebraska
12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Awards: Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Grover S. Jordan is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Rock County, Nebraska.
Award Citation reads:
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Grover S. Jordan, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with the 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, in action against enemy forces on 20 March 1944. Corporal Jordan's intrepid actions, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 1st Cavalry Division, and the United States Army.
Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East, General Orders No. 64 (1944)
Home Town: Bassett, Nebraska.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, lists his residence as Rose, Rock County, Nebraska. Contact person listed as Mrs. Amy Grover Jordan (Mother) of same address. Self-employed as of 10/16/1940 registration date.
Name and Address of Next of Kin:
Mr. Oral D. Jordan
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
***I would like to thank Dave Davisson Find A Grave ID 36744121 for linking his parents to this memorial***
U. S. Army Service No. (ASN): #37267284
Entered the Service from: Nebraska
12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Awards: Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Grover S. Jordan is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Rock County, Nebraska.
Award Citation reads:
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Grover S. Jordan, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with the 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, in action against enemy forces on 20 March 1944. Corporal Jordan's intrepid actions, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 1st Cavalry Division, and the United States Army.
Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East, General Orders No. 64 (1944)
Home Town: Bassett, Nebraska.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, lists his residence as Rose, Rock County, Nebraska. Contact person listed as Mrs. Amy Grover Jordan (Mother) of same address. Self-employed as of 10/16/1940 registration date.
Name and Address of Next of Kin:
Mr. Oral D. Jordan
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
***I would like to thank Dave Davisson Find A Grave ID 36744121 for linking his parents to this memorial***
Entered the Service from: Nebraska
12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Awards: Distinguished Service Cross, Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Grover S. Jordan is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Rock County, Nebraska.
Award Citation reads:
The President of the United States takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Grover S. Jordan, Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving with the 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, in action against enemy forces on 20 March 1944. Corporal Jordan's intrepid actions, personal bravery and zealous devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the military forces of the United States and reflect great credit upon himself, the 1st Cavalry Division, and the United States Army.
Headquarters, U.S. Army Forces in the Far East, General Orders No. 64 (1944)
Home Town: Bassett, Nebraska.
U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, lists his residence as Rose, Rock County, Nebraska. Contact person listed as Mrs. Amy Grover Jordan (Mother) of same address. Self-employed as of 10/16/1940 registration date.
Name and Address of Next of Kin:
Mr. Oral D. Jordan
Belle Fourche, South Dakota
***I would like to thank Dave Davisson Find A Grave ID 36744121 for linking his parents to this memorial***
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