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Personnel

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Joseph J. ORENDORFF

Assigned to the 100th Bombardment Group
Location:
Unit: 349th Bombardment Squadron
Rank:
Position: Bombardier
Beginning Date of 100th Service: Unknown
Time of Service at Thorpe Abbotts: Unknown - Unknown

Additional 100th Service Notes

Status: CPT
Comments: 5 APR 45 NURNBURG

Media Articles

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Media ItemTypePageVolume/IssueBroadcast SourceTimeDescriptionFile
Joe Orendorff begins trainingPrintThe Yuma Weekly Dec 3 194312:00 am
Joe Orendorff completes combat training Sioux CityPrintThe Yuma Weekly Sun July 7 194412:00 am
Joe Orendorff lead bombardier on Freiburg attackPrintTucson Daily Citizen Jan 27 194512:00 am
Joe Orendorff air medalPrintArizona Daily Star Jan 27 194512:00 am

Comments and Notes

Memo 1:
CREW

LT JOHN H. WILLIAMS P CPT 5 APR 45 NURNBURG
LT ARTHUR G. LARSEN, JR. CP KIA 31 MAR 45 ZEITZ, OIL REFINERY
LT JACK E. WILD NAV CPT 5 APR 45 NURNBURG
LT JOSEPH J. ORENDORFF BOM CPT 5 APR 45 NURNBURG
SGT DON O.R. SELLWOOD TTE CPT 5 APR 45 NURNBURG
SGT STEPHEN J. MAJCHRZAK ROG CPT 5 APR 45 NURNBURG
SGT WILLARD P. BOSTROM BTG KIA 31 MAR 45 ZEITZ, OIL REFINERY
SGT AUGUST J. KOCIOLEK WG CPT 5 APR 45 NURNBURG
SGT JOHN J. OBUCHOWSKI WG CPT 5 APR 45 NURNBURG
SGT GEORGE E. SLAWIK TG CPT 5 APR 45 NURNBURG

349th Sqdn. This crew, as above joined the 100th Group on 23 Aug 44. Flew nine missions as a "regular" crew and 20 missions as a Pathfinder Crew. When named a PFF crew (4 Dec 44), Art Larsen & Will Bostrom were removed form the crew, Larsen to take over his own crew and since the BTG was not carried on the PFF aircraft Bostrom went with Larsen. Both were KIA the last day of March 1945 at Zeitz.

Crew left the U.S. from Camp Kilmer, N.J. aboard the S.S. Brazil & ten days later docked in Liverpool, Eng. Returing to states, left South Hampton, Eng on V.E. Day, aboard the USS Kingfisher bound for Boston.

MISSION LOG FOLLOWS
03 OCT 44 NURNBURG
09 OCT 44 MAINZ
12 OCT 44 BREMEN
15 OCT 44 COLOGNE
17 OCT 44 COLOGNE
18 OCT 44 KASSEL
19 OCT 44 MANNHEIM
30 OCT 44 MEPPEN
09 NOV 44 SAARBRUCKEN
04 DEC 44 GIESSEN HIGH SQDN LEAD
29 DEC 44 FRANKFURT CHAFF
30 DEC 44 KASSEL LOW SQDN LEAD
05 JAN 45 FRANKFURT LOW SQDN LEAD
14 JAN 45 DERBEN LOW SQDN LEAD
20 JAN 45 HEILBRONN LOW SQDN LEAD
03 FEB 45 BERLIN DIVISION LEAD
06 FEB 45 CHEMNITZ HIGH SQDN LEAD
09 FEB 45 WEIMAR HIGH SQDN LEAD
14 FEB 45 CHEMNITZ HIGH SQDN LEAD
19 FEB 45 MUNSTER HIGH SQDN LEAD
20 FEB 45 NURNBURG GROUP LEAD
22 FEB 45 DONAUESCHINGEN GROUP LEAD
23 FEB 45 ERENCHTLINGEN HIGH SQDN LEAD
28 FEB 45 KASSEL WING LEAD
15 MAR 45 WITTENBURG WING LEAD
21 MAR 45 PLAUEN WING LEAD
30 MAR 45 HAMBURG WING LEAD
03 APR 45 KIEL GROUP LEAD
05 APR 45 NURNBURG WING LEAD

Crew List

1st Crew List

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Rank Name Pos Status
Lt LARSEN, Arthur G. CP/P KIA
Lt WILLIAMS, John H. P CPT
LT WILD, Jack E. NAV CPT
Lt ORENDORFF, Joseph J. BOM CPT
T/SGT SELLWOOD, Don O.R. TTE CPT
T/Sgt MAJCHRZAK, Stephen J. ROG CPT
S/SGT BOSTROM, Willard P. BTG KIA
S/SGT KOCIOLEK, August J. WG CPT
S/SGT OBUCHOWSKI, John J. WG CPT
S/SGT SLAWIK, George E. TG CPT