Richard James Andrews

Military
media-38298.jpeg UPL 38298 "Capt Gruman and crew (Crew 4) of the 614th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 30 September 1944."

Rear L-R: Sgt David Harry Campbell, Unkn, 1Lt Lavata Talmadge "L.T." Melton, Capt James A Gruman, 1Lt Richard James "Andy" Andrews, Unkn, Unkn.

Front L-R: S/Sgt Harwell W Wilton, S/Sgt Richard Robert Ruhmann, S/Sgt Ernest M Snyder, T/Sgt Kenneth Martin Jacobson, Unkn, Unkn.

Object Number - UPL 38298 - "Capt Gruman and crew (Crew 4) of the 614th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in...

Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x combat missions. ETD



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.



Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korean conflicts and rising to Lt Colonel.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12025705 / O-439702
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Leominster, MA 9 November 1921 Son of John Joseph and Mary Elsie [Hart] Andrews.

Died

Clear Lake City, TX 18 March 2013

Buried

Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Texas 21 March 2013 Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Texas

Based

Framlingham Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2410

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