Army Sgt. Curt E. Jordan Jr.
Death: Dec 28, 2003
" of Greenacres Wash.; assigned to the 14th Combat Engineer Battalion (Corps) (Wheeled) 555th Combat Engineer Group based in Fort Lewis Wash.; Died of non-combat injuries on Dec. 28 near Bayji Iraq. Sergeant from suburban Spokane dies in Iraq Associated Press SPOKANE Wash. — An Army sergeant from suburban Spokane has Died of non-combat injuries in Iraq the Department of Defense says. Sgt. Curt E. Jordan Jr.25 of Greenacres Died near Bayji Iraq. Jordan was involved in a minesweeping operation and fumes from a chemical he encountered apparently triggered a lethal reaction perhaps from allergies according to his stepmother Tina Jordan. The family does not know the details Jordan said in a telephone interview. Jordan was assigned to the 14th Combat Engineer Battalion 555th Combat Engineer Group based at Fort Lewis Wash. He was the second soldier from the battalion to die in three days. He was married and had a 6-year-old daughter and 1""-year-old son Tina Jordan said. The family lived at Fort Lewis Fort Lewis officials did not immediately return telephone messages for comment on the death. Jordan graduated from an alternative high school in the Spokane Valley and entered the Army a few years later. He had been in Iraq since March Tina Jordan said. He was scheduled to return home in February. “He loved working on old cars always Dodges” his stepmother said. “He was a really really nice kid.” Plans were underway to send his body to Fort Lewis. A memorial service was planned in the Spokane area she said. Two days before Jordan Died Army Spc. Charles G. Haight was killed when his vehicle struck an explosive. Haight23 of Jacksonville Ala. was also assigned to the 14th Engineer Battalion 555th Engineer Group at Fort Lewis. The battalion specializes in demolitions breaching obstacles and setting and clearing minefields. Operation Iraqi Freedom"