Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
ANDREWS, Donald J - Date of
birth
26 April 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Manistee, Manistee County, Michigan -
Hometown
Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-733510 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
527th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 June 1943 - Place of
death
1 km north of Marx, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 14 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Grover C. Andrews (father)
Bertha C. Andrews (mother)
William C. Andrews (brother)
Barbara L. Andrews (sister)
Kenneth L. Andrews (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3148 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the U-boat yards
MACR: 1369
More information
Donald J. Andrews was employed at the Central Paper Company.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Grand Rapids, Michigan on 20 March 1942.
The co-pilot, 1st Lt William H. Cochran, who survived the mission, stated after the war that their airplane collided head on with a Focke-Wulf 190.
Two crew members survived and were taken prisoner, eight men were killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Richard Mullally