Thomas J Andrews
Military
Object Number - UPL 18075 - Major Thomas J Andrews C/O 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF USAAF a former 71 Eagle Sqn RAF Spitfire pilot.
Joined RAFVR, service pilot training in US Dallas Aviation School RAF refresher course, shipped overseas to ETO, operational training at OTU, assigned to 71S, led Blue Flight 1st mission over Dieppe 18-8-42, transferred to 334FS 4FG 8AF USAAF 16-9-42 — 11 September 1943, appointed (acting) Squadron C/O 13-4-43, designated Flight Commander A Flight 15-4-43, designated Squadron Operations Officer 2-6-43, promoted to Major 5-7-43, designated Squadron Operations Officer 8-8-43. Retired from the USAF as a Lieutenant Colonel.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
24 September 1921 | Born - 24 September 1921. | |
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Other Assigned |
Martlesham Heath, Martlesham, Suffolk, UK | 7 September 1941 - 28 September 1942 | Assigned to 71 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. |
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Other Dieppe veteran |
Dieppe, France | 18 August 1942 | Led Blue Flight on 1st mission over Dieppe 18-8-42. |
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Other Transferred |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 28 September 1942 - 11 September 1943 | Transferred to 334FS 4FG 8AF USAAF 16-9-42. |
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Other Designated 'A' Flight C/O |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 15 April 1943 | Designated 'A' Flight Commander. |
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Other Designated Sqn Op's Officer |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 2 June 1943 | Designated Squadron Operations Officer. |
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Other Promoted |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 5 July 1943 | Promoted to Major. |
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Other Designated Sqn Op's Officer |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 8 August 1943 | Designated Squadron Operations Officer. |
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Other End Tour Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 11 September 1943 | Ended Tour Duty (ETD). |
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Other Appointed Sqn C/O acting |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 13 October 1943 | Appointed (acting) Squadron Commanding Officer. |
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Other Assigned |
Goxhill, Barrow-upon-Humber DN19, UK | 22 July 1944 - 26 July 1944 | 2nd Tour Assigned to 555FTS, 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Transferred |
14230 Les Oubeaux, France | 26 July 1944 | Transferred to 9th Tactical Air Command, 9AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Melbourne, FL, USA | 4 March 1995 | Died - 4 March 1995 Melbourne, Florida, USA. |
| Costa Mesa, CA, USA | Costa Mesa, California, USA. | ||
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Other Joined RAFVR |
Canada | Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | |
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Other Service pilot training |
Dallas, TX, USA | Service pilot training in US, Dallas Aviation School, RAF refresher course. | |
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Other Shipped overseas |
Merseyside, UK | Shipped overseas to ETO. | |
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Other Operational training |
Great Britain, United Kingdom | Operational training at OTU. Conversion to Hurricane and Spitfires. | |
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Other Retired USAF |
United States | Retired from the USAF as a Lieutenant Colonel. | |
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia Sec: 38, Site: 889 |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list;
- Personal research & 4th Fighter Group 'Debden Eagles' by Chris Bucholz.;
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Andrews&GSfn=Thom…;
EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3675
http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/334_a…
EAGLES of the RAF - The World War II Eagle Squadrons by Phillip D Caine.
http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=3675
http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/uploads/8/2/0/3/8203817/334_a…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
