Harrison B Tordoff

Military
media-22751.jpeg 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.

Object Number - 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...

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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Mary Jayne
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Upupa Epops! / Shirley Dean
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Mechanicsville, New York

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

Other

Promoted

Revisions

Date
ContributorHelen
Changes
Sources

Jonah's Feet are Dry

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
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

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