Sergeant Jordan was a member of the 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on 18 May 1951 and returned to duty on 17 July 1951. He was seriously wounded again in North Korea on 13 October 1951 and died of those wounds the following day.

Jordan was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.