JOE ORDONEZ WAS BORN IN TOLLESON, AZ.  HE WAS BORN ON JULY 21, 1945 AND PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 12, 2021.

 

JOE SERVED IN THE ARMY AS A HELICOPTER CREW CHIEF WHILE IN VIETNAM AND ALSO SERVED IN DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM ON 1990-1991 AS A HEAVY VEHICLE DRIVER ASSIGNED TO THE 348TH TRANSPORATION RESERVE UNIT IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA.

 

HE WAS AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH BRONZE STAR, VIETNAM CAMPAIGN MEDAL, VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL ARMY RESERVE COMPONENTS ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL AND ARMY ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL.  HE WAS A PROUD LIFETIME MEMBER OF VFW POST 6310.

 

HE WAS INTERRED AT HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC CEMETERY IN AVONDALE, ARIZONA.