| 词条 | Walter Irvine Jordan |
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|name= Walter Irvine Jordan |image= Colonel Walter Irvine Jordan, USMC.png |birth_date= {{birth date|1902|3|31}} |death_date= {{death date and age|1947|10|16|1902|3|31}} |birth_place= Norfolk, Virginia |death_place= Virginia Beach, Virginia |placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |allegiance= {{flagicon|United States}}United States of America |branch= United States Marine Corps |serviceyears= |rank= Colonel, USMC |commands= 24th Marine Regiment Marine Security Guard, London 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines |unit= |battles= World War II
|awards= Silver Star Legion of Merit (2x) |spouse= Genevieve Peyton Grimes Jordan (1909-1988) |children= Walter Irvine Jordan, Jr. (1936-2014) }} Walter Irvine Jordan (March 31, 1902 - October 16, 1947) was a United States Marine Corps Colonel and Silver Star recipient who served in World War II. He was commander of the first Marine Security Guard at the American embassy in London. Military CareerJordan was born in Norfolk, Virginia and attended the Virginia Military Institute, where he was vice president of the Class of 1924.[1] After graduating, he served a tour in Nicaragua and at sea before being assigned to command the Marine Security Guard in London.[2] He was awarded the Silver Star for actions in the Battle of Tarawa, where he was an observer for the 4th Marine Division and served as acting commander of the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, after the death of its battalion commander, Lt. Col. Herbert R. Amey, Jr.[3] He was awarded Legions of Merit at the Battle of Saipan and as commander of the 24th Marine Regiment at the Battle of Iwo Jima. DeathJordan died at his residence in Virginia Beach, Virginia, of a coronary occlusion on October 16, 1947.[4] At the time of his death, he was serving as assistant chief of staff of the intelligence section of the Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic Fleet.[5] Jordan is interred with his wife, Genevieve, at Arlington National Cemetery, in section 8, site 6462.[6] References1. ^http://www1.vmi.edu/archiverosters/Details.asp?ID=8308&rform=search {{DEFAULTSORT:Jordan, Walter}}2. ^https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/npswapa/extcontent/usmc/pcn-190-003125-00/sec2.htm#jordan 3. ^http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-M-Tarawa/USMC-M-Tarawa-2.html 4. ^Certificate of Death, Commonwealth of Virginia, for Walter Irvin (sic) Jordan, October 16, 1947, retrieved at Ancestry.com on July 8, 2018 5. ^"Col. W.I. Jordan Dies," Baltimore Sun, October 17, 1947, p. 2. 6. ^https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49240790/walter-irvine-jordan 8 : 1902 births|1947 deaths|Recipients of the Silver Star|United States Marine Corps colonels|Virginia Military Institute alumni|Military personnel from Norfolk, Virginia|American Marine Corps personnel of World War II|Recipients of the Legion of Merit |
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