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Andrews, Robert J.

Rank and Name, Staff Sergeant Robert J. Andrews.

Unit/Placed in, 498th Bomber Squadron, 345th Bomber Group, (Medium).

SS Thomas Nelson

On October 1944 the SS Thomas Nelson (Libertyship) left Biak, New Guinea as part of a Convoy and carrying Supplies and Men from the 345th Bomber Group to Leyte Gulf, arriving in the harbor, near Dulag City, while at anchor it was attacked by a Kamikaze. The attack cost many lives and wounded several other, also nearby ships.

 

Robert is born approx. on 1922 in. New York.

Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.

 

Robert enlisted the service in New York with service number # 12130559.

 

Robert was KIA on transport when the SS Thomas Nelson was attack by a Kamikaze on Nov. 12, 1944, he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army & Air Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

Robert 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,

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

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

SS Thomas Nelson
His Unit 445th Bomber Group
His rank Staff Sergeant