Harrison B Tordoff
Military
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UPL 22751
Undated photo of pilots assigned to the 352nd Ftr Sq, 353rd FG at Raydon, England.
NARA Ref 3A47475-3A47999.
Rear L-R: Lt Albert P Lang, Lt Leroy O Pletz, Lt John E Davenport, Lt Douglas A Makikhuna, Lt Harold Miller, Lt Harry L Hammer, Capt Horace Q Waggoner.
Standing L-R: Lt Stewart E Stephenson, Lt Donald W Schoen, Lt William R Harbin, Lt William K Bixby, Lt Roy R Anderson, Lt William E Beach.
Seated L-R: Capt Charles Wutzler, Lt James W Lamb, Lt Charles W Briggs, Lt Michael J Martorella, Lt Harold R Lammie.
Front L-R: Capt Maurice Morrison, Lt William R Curry, Capt Glenn G Callans, Lt Harrison B Tordoff.
NARA Ref 3A47475-3A47999.
Rear L-R: Lt Albert P Lang, Lt Leroy O Pletz, Lt John E Davenport, Lt Douglas A Makikhuna, Lt Harold Miller, Lt Harry L Hammer, Capt Horace Q Waggoner.
Standing L-R: Lt Stewart E Stephenson, Lt Donald W Schoen, Lt William R Harbin, Lt William K Bixby, Lt Roy R Anderson, Lt William E Beach.
Seated L-R: Capt Charles Wutzler, Lt James W Lamb, Lt Charles W Briggs, Lt Michael J Martorella, Lt Harold R Lammie.
Front L-R: Capt Maurice Morrison, Lt William R Curry, Capt Glenn G Callans, Lt Harrison B Tordoff.
Flew both P-47's and P-51's. Served 2 tours. One plane was named 'Anne. The other was named 'Up Upa Epos'. named after the Hoopoe Bird that had an ungainly flight. On 32st March 1945 he claimed an ME 262 jet fighter.
5 air; 4.5-1 ground
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Mechanicsville, New York | ||
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
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Other Promoted |
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Sources
353rd FG Unit History / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list