Alexander Boyd Andrews III
Military
Object Number - FRE 4814 - Major Alex B. Andrews, an 8th Air Force HQ special observer, in the cockpit of a damaged B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Lil Satan" of the 379th Bomb...
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 3 x combat missions. Returned from mission in B-17G 42-97890 'Lil Satan' after direct hit to nose of A/C. Returned to Duty (RTD). 25-Jun-44. MACR 6738.
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Observer on Coulanges Sur Yonne, France (Bridge) mission 25 June 1944, B-17 42-97890 returned.
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Units served with

- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17097931 / O-808295
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft

- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Anita Marie / Mehitabel
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Queen of Hearts Lil Satan
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stormy Weather (Ten-Tenths)
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 447th Bomb Group
Places

- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Raleigh, NC | 12 January 1913 | Son of John Hawkins and Mabel [Young] Andrews. |
Enlisted |
20 December 1941 | ||
Other Discharged USAAF |
12 March 1946 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Raleigh, NC | 7 March 1999 | |
Buried |
Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, NC | 10 March 1999 | Oakwood Cemetery Raleigh, Wake County, NC |
Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 311 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia