*JORDAN, MACK
Rank/Organization:
Private First Class, Company K, 21st Infantry Regiment.
Place and date:
Near Kumsong, Korea, 15 November 1951.
Entered service at:
Collins, MS.
Born:
8 December 1928, Collins, MS.
General Order Number 3, 8 January 1953
Pfc. Jordan, a member of Company K, distinguished himself by
conspicuous gallantry and indomitable courage above and beyond the
call of duty in action against the enemy. As a squad leader of the
3d Platoon, he was participating in a night attack on key terrain
against a fanatical hostile force when the advance was halted by
intense small-arms and automatic-weapons fire and a vicious barrage
of hand grenades. Upon orders for the platoon to withdraw and
reorganize, Pfc. Jordan voluntarily remained behind to provide
covering fire. Crawling toward an enemy machinegun emplacement, he
threw 3 grenades and neutralized the gun. He then rushed the
position delivering a devastating hail of fire, killing several of
the enemy and forcing the remainder to fall back to new positions.
He courageously attempted to move forward to silence another
machinegun but, before he could leave his position, the ruthless foe
hurled explosives down the hill and in the ensuing blast both legs
were severed. Despite mortal wounds, he continued to deliver deadly
fire and held off the assailants until the platoon returned. Pfc.
Jordan's unflinching courage and gallant self-sacrifice reflect
lasting glory upon himself and uphold the noble traditions of the
infantry and the military service.
Compiler: Merry Helm, Association Historian
Link: Mack A. Jordan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia