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Dublin Core
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Title
Florida-France Soldier Stories Project Collection
Alternative Title
Florida-France Soldier Stories Project
Subject
Cemeteries--Europe
Veterans--Florida
World War II, 1939-1945
Army
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES</a>.
<a href="https://projects.cah.ucf.edu/fl-francesoldierstories/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Florida-France Soldier Stories Project</a>.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France
Contributing Project
Florida-France Soldier Stories Project
Curator
Barnes, Mark
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES MI</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://history.wisc.edu/epinal_project.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Epinal Project- by Students of History 357: The Second World War</a>." University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://history.wisc.edu/epinal_project.htm (accessed January 3, 2015).
Description
<p><span>The </span>Florida-France Soldier Stories<span>project seeks to tell the stories of the Florida soldiers buried in the American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries in France. Our goal is to honor and commemorate the brave individuals who gave their lives supporting the Allied forces, liberating France, and defeating Germany in the Second World War. Simultaneously, our goal is to teach the students who participate in this research project about the history of France and Florida during World War II, about the history of individual servicemen, and about how to implement historical research methods in their work.</span></p>
Dublin Core
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Title
Private Francis D. Jordan
Alternative Title
Pvt. Francis Jordan
Subject
World War II, 1939-1945
Veterans--Florida
Army
Description
Private Francis D. Jordan (ca. 1918- 1945), likely before his deployment to Europe during World War II. Jordan was born in New York on September 15, 1918, but he migrated to Florida sometime after 1930, where he married his wife, Elise Barfield. Francis enlisted in the U.S. Army on July 11, 1944, at Camp Blanding. He was apart of the 274th infantry Regiment of the 70th Infantry Division. Pvt. Francis was Killed in Action (KIA) on February 14, 1945, during his service in France, and is currently buried at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. After his death, Pvt. Francis was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the American Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal.
Type
Still Image
Source
Digital reproduction of original <a href="http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&
GRid=56373345">black and white photograph</a>.
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/172" target="_blank">Epinal American Cemetery Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida.
Coverage
Jacksonville, Florida
Contributor
Anderson, Dwight
Date Created
ca. 1944-1945
Format
image/jpg
Extent
Medium
1 black and white photograph
Audience
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Rights Holder
This resource is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
Accrual Method
Donation
Contributing Project
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Project
Curator
Ryschkewitsch, Sarah
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&
GRid=56373345" target="_blank">Pvt Francis D Jordan</a>." Find A Grave. http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&
GRid=56373345.
"<a href="https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&
mtch=3&
cat=all&
tf=F&
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bc=&
rpp=10&
pg=1&
rid=5306567&
rlst=5306567,8306962,1398430" target="_blank">ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 34934006</a>." Access to Archival Databases, National Archives. https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&
mtch=3&
cat=all&
tf=F&
q=Private+Francis+D.+Jordan&
bc=&
rpp=10&
pg=1&
rid=5306567&
rlst=5306567,8306962,1398430.
274th Infantry Regiment
70th Infantry Division
Francis D. Jordan
privates
U.S. Army
USA
veterans
World War II
WWII
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https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/files/original/21b97d82c595f4e3a30ea10b5900250e.jpg
3aff3bc1e766437725d28e5b8335c676
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
Florida-France Soldier Stories Project Collection
Alternative Title
Florida-France Soldier Stories Project
Subject
Cemeteries--Europe
Veterans--Florida
World War II, 1939-1945
Army
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES</a>.
<a href="https://projects.cah.ucf.edu/fl-francesoldierstories/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Florida-France Soldier Stories Project</a>.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France
Contributing Project
Florida-France Soldier Stories Project
Curator
Barnes, Mark
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES MI</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://history.wisc.edu/epinal_project.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Epinal Project- by Students of History 357: The Second World War</a>." University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://history.wisc.edu/epinal_project.htm (accessed January 3, 2015).
Description
<p><span>The </span>Florida-France Soldier Stories<span>project seeks to tell the stories of the Florida soldiers buried in the American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries in France. Our goal is to honor and commemorate the brave individuals who gave their lives supporting the Allied forces, liberating France, and defeating Germany in the Second World War. Simultaneously, our goal is to teach the students who participate in this research project about the history of France and Florida during World War II, about the history of individual servicemen, and about how to implement historical research methods in their work.</span></p>
Dublin Core
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Title
Headstone of Private Francis D. Jordan at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial
Alternative Title
Headstone of Pvt. Francis Jordan
Subject
World War II, 1939-1945
Veterans--Florida
Army
Cemeteries--Europe
Description
The headstone of Francis D. Jordan (ca. 1918- 1945). Jordan was born in New York on September 15, 1918, but he migrated to Florida sometime after 1930, where he married his wife, Elise Barfield. Francis enlisted in the U.S. Army on July 11, 1944, at Camp Blanding. He was apart of the 274th infantry Regiment of the 70th Infantry Division. Pvt. Francis was Killed in Action (KIA) on February 14, 1945, during his service in France, and is currently buried at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. After his death, Pvt. Francis was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the American Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal.
Type
Still Image
Source
Digital reproduction of original <a href="http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&
GRid=56373345">color digital image</a> by Dwight Anderson.
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/172" target="_blank">Epinal American Cemetery Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida.
Coverage
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France
Creator
Anderson, Dwight
Date Created
ca. 2014-03-30
Format
image/jpg
Extent
Medium
1 color digital image
Language
eng
Audience
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Dwight Anderson.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Dwight Anderson and is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
Accrual Method
Donation
Contributing Project
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Project
Curator
Ryschkewitsch, Sarah
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&
GRid=56373345" target="_blank">Pvt Francis D Jordan</a>." Find A Grave. http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&
GRid=56373345.
"<a href="https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&
mtch=3&
cat=all&
tf=F&
q=Private+Francis+D.+Jordan&
bc=&
rpp=10&
pg=1&
rid=5306567&
rlst=5306567,8306962,1398430" target="_blank">ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 34934006</a>." Access to Archival Databases, National Archives. https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&
mtch=3&
cat=all&
tf=F&
q=Private+Francis+D.+Jordan&
bc=&
rpp=10&
pg=1&
rid=5306567&
rlst=5306567,8306962,1398430.
274th Infantry Regiment
70th Infantry Division
cemeteries
cemetery
Dinozé, France
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial
Francis D. Jordan
graves
gravestones
headstones
privates
U.S. Army
USA
veterans
World War II
WWII