1/31/1916 – 10/6/1944
Andy was born January 31, 1916 in Chester Hospital.
He lived on the old Crozer Horse Farm (now Cambridge Estates).
In 1935, Andy earned a Fur-Craft Degree from The Northwestern Fur Co. in Omaha, Nebraska.
Before being inducted into The US Army in 1942, Andy worked as a Shipfitter at Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Company in Chester, PA.
France — Germany — Belgium
After training at several bases in the U.S., Andrew landed on Omaha Beach, Normandy, France on June 11, 1944. The 30th Infantry Division then fought through the hedgerow battles of Saint-Lo Normandy. The 30th then relieved the 1st Infantry at Mortain, France. After liberating Paris, the 30th drove East through Belgium. Marching into Germany, they launched an attack on Aachen on October 2, 1944.
Andrew was killed on October 6, 1944.
Ten days later the takeover of Aachen was complete.
Andrew is buried in Plot J at the U.S. Military Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle in Belgium.
When the cemetery first opened, local families tend to the graves & place flowers on the wooden grave markers for the grieving loved ones overseas. The cemetery replaced the wooden crosses with concrete crosses; the Memorial was completed in 1960.
