There were several of these for the ordnance officer and the various clerks.
For his services in this campaign he received the title of baron, and became first ordnance officer.
He agreed, however, in case his gun was accepted by the government, to disclose the secret to the ordnance officers.
He ordered the guns to be turned over to his Ordnance Officer.
But Vespasian's ordnance officer could do more than talk.
By the account of a senior ordnance officer, the number Tuesday afternoon, after two days of strikes, was no more than 27.
That made him effectively the chief electronics technician and ordnance officer for the entire task force's carrier force.
The senior ordnance officer immediately ordered the bombs removed, and returned to their place of safe-keeping.
Further assignments saw him become an ordnance officer.