William Arlin Jordan

The database page for William Arlin Jordan

02 Apr 2008 Bill was my uncle ... that is one of the reasons I joined the Army. For 7 years I served in the National Guard. I just wish I could have gotten to know him. I respect him a lot. From his nephew, Gary Jordan g.jordan36@yahoo.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall Between 26 Jan and 10 Mar 1968 the 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry participated in Operation SARATOGA in the area west of Saigon. Part of 3/22's responsibilities included establishing night ambushes on the waterways. The 3/22 After Action Report contains the following entry for 03 Mar 1968: "0100 hours Company A sank 4 VC sampans at XT813074, resulting in 13 VC (body count). ... At 0740 hours Company A, while extracting from ambush position, had 1 boat capsize resulting in 6 US non-battle casualties." The incident took place in the Saigon River about 7 kilometers south of Phu Cuong. The soldiers who died when the boat overturned were SGT Francisco Franco, Orosi, CA; SP4 Vincent A. Datena, North Babylon, NY; SP4 Jimmy F. Lehman, South Bloomingville, OH; SP4 Jimmie E. Parker, Fremont, CA; SP4 Richard C. Spencer, Bremerton, WA; and PFC William A. Jordan, Prescott, AZ.

The point-of-contact for this memorial is his nephew, Gary Jordan g.jordan36@yahoo.com

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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 02 Apr 2008
Last updated 11/13/2010