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Robert Jordan
 Jordan was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He served two tours in Vietnam (from 1968 to 1970) with the U.S. Army as a helicopter gunner. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross with bronze oak leaf cluster, the Bronze Star with "V" and bronze oak leaf cluster, and two Vietnamese Gallantry Crosses with palm. After returning from Vietnam he attended The Citadel where he received an undergraduate degree in physics. After graduating he was employed by the U.S. Navy as a nuclear engineer. He began writing in 1977. He was a history buff and enjoyed hunting, fishing, sailing, poker, chess, pool, and pipe collecting. He described himself as a "High Church" Episcopalian[2] and received communion more than once a week.[1] He lived in a house built in 1797 with his wife Harriet McDougal, who works as a book editor (currently with Tor Books and was also Jordan's editor). |
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