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Andrews, Kenneth

Rank and Name, Private First Class Kenneth Andrews.

Unit/Placed in, 2nd Para Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment.

 

Kenneth is born approx. on 1924 in Indiana.

Mother, Laura Andrews.

Sister(s), Clara, Florence Andrews and Alice Mobley.

Brother(s), Morris, Henry and Jimmy Andrews.

 

Kenneth enlisted the service in Indiana with service number # 504515.

 

Kenneth was KIA at the fights with the Japanese during the Landing on the Solomon’s on Oct. 31, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

Kenneth is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

 

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

Website,

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com

His unit 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute regiment
Solomon Campaign 1944
Solomon Campaign 1944
Solomon Campaign 1944
His rank Private First Class