Ordaz, Armando Noriega

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Ordaz, Armando Noriega ‡ ⇗
Rank	Staff Sergeant
Serial Number	38112884 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943. Transferred to a non-384th unit, per 547th Bomb Squadron Payroll Roster, June 1943 - HQ & HQ Squadron, 1st Bomb Division, effective 30 June 1943. Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #140 , effective 11 November 1943.
Duty	Flexible Gunner / Ball Turret Gunner
MOS	612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Last Duty Date	24 April 1944
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 13 June 1921 Apparently Armando Ordaz was transferred out of the 547th Bomb Squadron after his first combat mission on 22 June 1943 and subsequently reassigned to the 545th Bomb Squadron per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #140 dated 11 November 1943. Reclassified from MOS 612 to MOS 835 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #18 dated 15 January 1944. Reclassified from MOS 835 to MOS 612 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #65 dated 5 April 1944. Promoted to Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #68 dated 10 April 1944.
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 4348⇓ (9.171 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384^th Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Koch, William S, "Willie"⇗	Pilot	TR
2nd Lt. Wollenweber, Herman, Jr⇗	Co-pilot	POW
2nd Lt. Knowling, Edward Johnson⇗	Navigator	POW
2nd Lt. Baggs, Joseph William⇗	Bombardier	CT
S/SGT. Davis, Preston Allen⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Turlington, Howard Joe⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	EV
S/SGT. Wolven, William David, "Bill"⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. Martin, Burnia ((NMI)⇗	Tail Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Ordaz, Armando Noriega	Flexible Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Rogers, Marion Coleman⇗	Flexible Gunner	KIA

Crew History

The Koch Crew joined the 547th BS on 11 March 1943. Johnny Butler took over this crew when it was found that Koch needed additional training before being qualified for overseas combat duty. They were identified as Crew #19 on the Special Orders assigning them to the 384th, and became Crew #78 (547th BS, 8th crew).

This crew flew to England together (Captain Dillingham took Herman Wollenweber's place, and Wollenweber flew as Selden McMillin's copilot), and flew many missions together. Eventually, pressures of combat caused changes to the crew, a common occurrence during wartime.

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 16 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
1⇗	22 June 1943	Target: General Motors Truck Factory Type: Industry Location: Antwerp, Belgium	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑5852⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
73⇗	8 March 1944	Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑37789⇗	Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗
74⇗	9 March 1944	Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑31166⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
75⇗	16 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑31166⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
76⇗	18 March 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑31740⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
77⇗	19 March 1944	Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France	Ball Turret	42‑29828⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
78⇗	20 March 1944	Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑31166⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
81⇗	24 March 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Waist (Flexible) Gunner	42‑97477⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
83⇗	27 March 1944	Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France	Ball Turret	42‑97521⇗	Combat Mission Credit 94 Group. Sortie Report⇗
84⇗	28 March 1944	Target: Dijon-Longvic Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Dijon, France	Ball Turret	42‑31346⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
85⇗	29 March 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑37816⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
86⇗	9 April 1944	Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑37792⇗	Combat Mission Credit Joined 41st Composite Combat Wing A and bombed their primary target. Sortie Report⇗
87⇗	10 April 1944	Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium	Ball Turret	42‑37792⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
88⇗	11 April 1944	Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑97178⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
89⇗	13 April 1944	Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑97178⇗	Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗
92⇗	20 April 1944	Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France	Ball Turret	42‑97178⇗	Combat Mission Credit B Wing, High Group. Sortie Report⇗
93⇗	22 April 1944	Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑97178⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
94⇗	24 April 1944	Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany	Ball Turret	42‑97477⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return High composite group lead. Left formation immediately after target and instructed deputy Laboda to take over lead; set course for Switzerland; 4 chutes; e/a, cr Maulbronn (25 miles NW of Stuttgart), Germany. MACR 4348 Sortie Report⇗

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