Private Claude B. Jordan - Smith County, TX
N 32° 33.814 W 095° 23.458
15S E 275524 N 3605426
Private Claude B. Jordan was a casualty of the Great War, and his headstone references his personal sacrifice. He is buried in Sabine Cemetery, northeast of Lindale in rural Smith County, TX.
Waymark Code: WMY66D
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/29/2018
Views: 4
Smith County provides a photo of Private Jordan with some biographical information, indicating that he was killed in action. The inscription on his Woodmen of the World headstone is:
Private Claude B. Jordan
Born July 16, 1893
Died Oct. 27, 1918.
Nobly he fell while fighting for
liberty.
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A government-issued headstone complements the original headstone:
Claude Bennett Jordan
PVT US Army
World War I
Jul 16 1893 Oct 27 1918
Company H 141st Infantry
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