Technical Sergeant William G. Jordan's unit of assignment it is common to list the squadron, then the Group as follows: 512th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 376th Bombardment Group. At the time of the Ploesti Oil Field raid the 512th was stationed at Bengazi, Libya. You might add that TSgt Jordan received the Distinguished Flying Cross for this raid.
I come from a line of Jordan's descended from Henry Pierce Jordan who have been in the Darlington county and Chesterfield county area of South Carolina since at least about 1800. Some of my relatives moved to the general Edgefield in search of work in the textile mills. I spent 28 years in the United States Air Force. TSgt Jordan's unit is still active as the 512th Rescue Squadron, 58th Special Operations Wing, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.
512th Rescue Squadron:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/512th_Rescue_Squadron
Official Air Force History:
https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/433584/512-special-operations-squadron/
Joseph L. Jordan, Jr
Crew of DOODLEBUG
73145572 1Lt James E. McAtee - Pilot
173164765 1Lt James W. Welch - Co Pilot
47241533 1st/Lt. Robert J. Johnson - Navigator
108389548 2nd/Lt. Israel Soloff - Bombardier
20194478 T/Sgt.Kenneth W. Smith -Engineer
50018135 T/Sgt. William G. Jordan - Radio Op.
23259029 S/Sgt. Libert T. Hurt- Tail Gunner
33908074 S/Sgt. Murray L. Heckert- Gunner
108604460 S/Sgt. Joseph E. Tamuleircz- Engineer and Waist Gunner
Technical Sergeant William G. Jordan's unit of assignment it is common to list the squadron, then the Group as follows: 512th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 376th Bombardment Group. At the time of the Ploesti Oil Field raid the 512th was stationed at Bengazi, Libya. You might add that TSgt Jordan received the Distinguished Flying Cross for this raid.
I come from a line of Jordan's descended from Henry Pierce Jordan who have been in the Darlington county and Chesterfield county area of South Carolina since at least about 1800. Some of my relatives moved to the general Edgefield in search of work in the textile mills. I spent 28 years in the United States Air Force. TSgt Jordan's unit is still active as the 512th Rescue Squadron, 58th Special Operations Wing, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.
512th Rescue Squadron:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/512th_Rescue_Squadron
Official Air Force History:
https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/433584/512-special-operations-squadron/
Joseph L. Jordan, Jr
Crew of DOODLEBUG
73145572 1Lt James E. McAtee - Pilot
173164765 1Lt James W. Welch - Co Pilot
47241533 1st/Lt. Robert J. Johnson - Navigator
108389548 2nd/Lt. Israel Soloff - Bombardier
20194478 T/Sgt.Kenneth W. Smith -Engineer
50018135 T/Sgt. William G. Jordan - Radio Op.
23259029 S/Sgt. Libert T. Hurt- Tail Gunner
33908074 S/Sgt. Murray L. Heckert- Gunner
108604460 S/Sgt. Joseph E. Tamuleircz- Engineer and Waist Gunner
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