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Chester L. Jordan was a notable Chief Petty Officer in the United States Coast Guard.[1] During World War Two, Jordan, then the Chief Boatswain of the USCGC General Greene, rescued 39 men from lifeboats of the SS Marconi.[1]

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  1. ^ a b William Preston. "Heroic and Notable Coast Guard CPOs". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2016-07-14. The GENERAL GREENE, whose Chief Boatswain Chester L. Jordan joined the search without orders and rescued thirty-nine men from two boats of the torpedoed SS MARCONI.