American John W. Jordan - Second Lieutenant

liverpool annie · Nov 10, 2009

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Distinguished Service Cross

John W. Jordan, second lieutenant, Tth Field Artillery, observer, 88th Aero Squadron, Air Service. Residence at appointment: 12 Blacherme Apartment, Indianapolis, Ind.

Connected with following consolidated citation -

Louis G. Bernheimer, first lieutenant, pilot ; John W. Jordan, second lieutenant, Tth Field Artillery, observer; Roger W. Hitchcock, second lieutenant, pilot; James 8. D. Burns, deceased, second lieutenant, 165th Infantry, observer; Joel H. McClendon, deceased, first lieutenant, pilot; Charles W. Plummer, deceased, second lieutenant, 101st Field Artillery, observer ; Philip R. Babcock, first lieutenant, pilot ; and Joseph A. Palmer, second lieutenant, 15th Field Artillery, observer. All of these men were attached to the 88th Aero Squadron, Air Service.

For extraordinary heroism in action near Fismcs, France, August 11, 1918. Under the protection of three pursuit planes, each carrying a pilot and an observer, Lieuts. Bernheimer and Jordan, in charge of a photo plane, carried out successfully a hazardous photographic mission over the enemy's lines to the River Aisne. The four American ships were attacked by 12 enemy battle planes. Lieut. Bernhcimer, by coolly and skillfully maneuvering his ship, and Lieut. Jordan, by accurate operation of his machine gun, in spite of wounds in the shoulder and leg, aided materially in the victory which came to the American ships, and returned safely with 36 valuable photographs. The pursuit plane operated by Lieuts. Hitchcock and Burns was disabled while these two officers were fighting effectively. Lieut. Burns was mortally wounded and his body jammed the controls. After a headlong fall of 2,500 meters, Lieut. Hitchcock succeeded in regaining control of this plane and piloted it back to his airdrome.

Lieuts. McClemlon and Plummer were shot down and killed after a vigorous combat with five of the enemy's planes. Lieuts. Babcock and Palmer, by gallant and skillful lighting, aided in driving off the German planes and were materially responsible for the successful execution of the photographic mission.
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