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ANDREWS, Leonard Ernest - Date of
birth
6 January 1924 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Attleboro, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31299231 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
571st Bombardment Squadron,
390th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 January 1945 - Place of
death
Bartschendorf near Neuruppin, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 24 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Leonard C. Andrews (father)
Grace I. (Martin) Andrews (mother)
Grace F. Andrews (sister)
Albert H. Andrews (brother)
Phyllis M. (Salisbury) Andrews (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38665 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Derben, Germany
Mission, Bombing of the oil storage
MACR: 11723
More information
Sgt Leonard E. Andrews worked in a textile factory before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts, on 24 February 1943.The aircraft lost to an enemy attack with approximately 100 FW-190s and ME-109s which hit the lead and low squadrons of 13th C Group. This aircraft was last seen in the vicinity of 5300N-1200E at 1240 hours. When interrogated, none of the crews in the lead squadron recalled any particulars concerning the loss.
Nine crew members were killed. They were initially buried in a common grave at the municipal cemetery of Bartschendorf.
One crew member was taken prisoner.
Sgt Andrews is remembered with a memorial brick at the flagpole at the 390th museum in Tucson, Arizona.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, 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 / Hamburg
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Lenny Andrews