Jordan, William Harrison, Jr., S1c

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Seaman First Class

Last Primary NEC
S1c-0000-Seaman 1st Class

Last Rating/NEC Group
Seaman First Class

Primary Unit
1944-1945, S1c-0000, USS Lagarto (SS-371)

Service Years
1942 - 1945

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

West Virginia

Year of Birth
1925

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Casualty Info

Home Town Charleston, WV	Last Address Charleston, WV

Casualty Date May 04, 1945
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered	Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Pacific Ocean	Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Manila American Cemetery and Memorial - Manila, Philippines	Wall/Plot Coordinates (cenotaph)

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Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

The Lagarto (SS-371) was on a War Patrol and was announced as "overdue from patrol and presumed lost" on 10 August 1945. A post war examination of Japanese records suggest that the Lagarto was probably sunk by a Japanese mine layer the Hatsutaka, on 3 May 1945. Seaman First Class Jordan Jr. was listed as missing in action and later declared dead 25 may 1946.

Comments/Citation:

Service number: 5525529

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Unit Assignments


	1944-1944, S1c-0000, NAVSUBASE New London/Groton
	1944-1944, S1c-0000, USS R-13 (SS-90)
	1944-1945, S1c-0000, USS Lagarto (SS-371)

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2018, The National Gold Star Family Registry
	2018, World War II Fallen
	2018, United States Navy Memorial - Assoc. Page
	2018, The National Purple Heart Hall of Honor
	2018, WWII Memorial National Registry - Assoc. Page