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Pvt. Arthur T. Andrew graduated from Burlington High School with the Class of 1935. He then worked at the Iowa Ordnance Plant in Middletown.

He enlisted at Camp Dodge Herrold, Iowa on 11 November 1943 and received training at Camp Wheeler, Georgia and Fort Meade, Maryland before his arrival in the European Theater of Operations on 1 May 1944.

His task force made a rapid movement into Dutch territority and encounted heavy resistance. As the Germans retreated, Arthur and a few other soldiers climbed onto accompanying tanks and chased the retreating Germans. Their actions resulted in many Germans killed and 90 prisoners. For this he was posthumously awarded the Silver Star.

After his death a young man and his father visited his widow. The young man identified himself as Andrew's war buddy. Andrew and he made an agreement that if either of them would be killed, the other would go and visit the others family. He related the circumstances surrounding Andrew's death: They were on a tank giving chase, when the friend was standing up. Andrew realized that his buddy was in the line of fire, jumped up, and pulled his buddy to safety. In the process of doing that, Andrew took the bullet. The father expressed his gratefulness for this act of heroism since that was his only son.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium.