Leroy Andrews

Military

35 combat missions and 2 other missions7



Air Medal w/7 Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct, EAME Ribbon

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Units served with

Aircraft

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
A flight of B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 401st Bomb Group. B-17 (serial number 44-8153) is visible in the foreground. Printed caption on reverse: '59329 AC- 8th AF Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses over Mannheim, Germany, 1 February 1945. A- 8th AF Beoing B-17 Flying Fortresses near Ludwigshafen, Germany, 1 February 1945.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'IW-N Becomin Back, 338738. IN-C, IW-F,-Q.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Gaposis, Becomin’ Back
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Damaged B-17 Flying Fortresses including (serial number 44-6146) of the 401st Bomb Group, and of the 486th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'IN-R, 401BG.' A veteran has handwritten on reverse: 'Winter of 1944. This plane's bombardier was my best friend in high school. We joined the aviation cadets together in fall of 1942. Plane is from the 486th Bomb Group. It was struck in the rear by another plane in formation and tail gunner fell to his death over Germany. The Germans buried him and sent ph
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Cheezer
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 11 December 1944
  • Date: 6 December 1944
  • Date: 5 December 1944
  • Date: 29 November 1944
  • Date: 26 November 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wataug, Tennessee 19 August 1924

Died

9 June 1990

Buried

Alexandria, Virginia

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son