Rank and Name, Captain John Patrick Andrew.
Unit/Placed in, 775th Tank Battalion.
John is born approx. on Nov. 17, 1909 in Ohio.
Father, Francis C. Andrew.
Mother, Mary E. Andrew.
Sister(s), Ella and Mary E. Andrew.
Brother(s), Francis H.J. and Paul Andrew.
John enlisted the service in Ohio with service number # 1011470.
John ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the Tank were,
Capt. John P. Andrew Driver
1st Lt. Jack N. Beltz Driver/Gun Crew
1st Lt. Anton J. Mushung Gun Crew
2nd Lt. Joseph Theall Loader
2nd Lt. Egbert J. Vander Kooi Gun Crew
John died of his wounds sustained in the Fights on Cagayan River when his Tank got hit by a canon on June 22, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, Silver Star Medal, Bronze Star Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army & Air Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
John is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Walls of the missing.
is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.
Courts of the missing.
Thanks to,
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philppine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
