USS Indianapolis CA-35
Lost At Sea

Name: Thomas Hardin JORDAN
Rank / Rating: S2-Seaman Second Class
Service #: 641 49 49
DOB: 1921
From: Kimball, TN
Parents: George Washington and Mattie Woodard Jordan
Went Aboard: Apr 29, 1943
Age When Ship Went Down: 24
Spouse:
Children:
Grandchildren:
Bio Submitted By: Rebecca Phillips Dalrymple
Date Posted: Jul 30, 2025

Thomas Hardin Jordan, S2c, age 24, was the son of George Washington and Mattie Woodard Jordan. His siblings were Nancy C., Lawrence N., and Jimmy and Thelma Jordan.

Thomas had a sweetheart waiting for him. He was from South Pittsburg. Four other men from Marion County, TN, perished aboard Indianapolis, July 30, 1945: Clifford Cecil Owensby, F2c Andrew Jackson Holloway, S2 Ralph Harris Holloway, S2 Aulton Newell Phillips