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PFC Clarence Ernest Jordet

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PFC Clarence Ernest Jordet Veteran

Birth
Mayville, Traill County, North Dakota, USA
Death
6 Jun 1944 (aged 29)
Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot J Row 16 Grave 16
Memorial ID
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Private First Class, U.S. Army
Service # 37284479
58th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Awards: Purple Heart
Entered service from Minnesota

From the Crookston Daily Times – August 25 1944

(Fosston area) Memorial services were held at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church for Clarence Jordet, who met his death on June 6, the first day of the invasion of France, while serving with a field artillery unit.

Rev J O Javaag officiated at the services and the Legionnaires took part and presented a color guard. Two numbers were sung by the choir.

Born at Mayville in 1915, Mr. Jordet lived with his parents until four years ago when they moved to this vicinity. He was at the time of his induction in July 1942 employed on a farm at Portland ND. His first military station was at Fort Knox KY where he trained in the armed forces. Later he was at Camp Hill VA until the latter part of November 1942 when he went overseas. He took an active part on the North African and Sicilian campaigns and last November was sent to England.

Surviving him are his parents, Oscar and Mary Jordet, two brothers, Edwin and Chester and a sister Mae.
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Service # 37284479
58th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Awards: Purple Heart
Entered service from Minnesota

From the Crookston Daily Times – August 25 1944

(Fosston area) Memorial services were held at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church for Clarence Jordet, who met his death on June 6, the first day of the invasion of France, while serving with a field artillery unit.

Rev J O Javaag officiated at the services and the Legionnaires took part and presented a color guard. Two numbers were sung by the choir.

Born at Mayville in 1915, Mr. Jordet lived with his parents until four years ago when they moved to this vicinity. He was at the time of his induction in July 1942 employed on a farm at Portland ND. His first military station was at Fort Knox KY where he trained in the armed forces. Later he was at Camp Hill VA until the latter part of November 1942 when he went overseas. He took an active part on the North African and Sicilian campaigns and last November was sent to England.

Surviving him are his parents, Oscar and Mary Jordet, two brothers, Edwin and Chester and a sister Mae.



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  • Maintained by: kateb
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56646168/clarence_ernest-jordet: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Clarence Ernest Jordet (3 May 1915–6 Jun 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56646168, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by kateb (contributor 47198484).