VERNON CLYDE JORDAN, Captain, Infantry Reserve (then lst Lt.) Company L, 359th Infantry, 90th Division. Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy on 20 February 1945, near Deisterwald, Germany. After patrols had made unsuccessful attempts to cross open ground and reach a fortified house where defending Germans were holding up the company’s advance, Lt. Jordan voluntarily advanced alone. He crawled into the clearing, jumped to his feet and dashed through a hail of crossfire to reach the house. There, ignoring the enemy fire centered upon him he crawled up a ladder and made entrance through a second floor window. Boldly fighting from room to room he captured two of the enemy and forced the remaining soldiers from the building. His heroic action enabled the company to advance and take its objective. The courage he displayed and his devotion to duty exemplify the highest traditions of the military service.

Mr. Jordan resided in Southern California.