Andrews Joe T.

Name:

Joe T. Andrews

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

13083335

Unit:

601st Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-05-24

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Ličge, Ličge, Belgium

Plot:

A

Row:

44

Grave:

18

Decoration:

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

Joe T. Andrews was born in 1922, in Pennsylvania. He was employed in a machine shop before enlisting in the Army Air Corps on June 16, 1942. He served in the 601st Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Right Waist Gunner of B-17G #42-107132 during World War II.

On May 24, 1944, during a bombing mission targeting Berlin, Germany, the aircraft was shot down by enemy aircraft. The aircraft crashed near Biesenthal, approximately nine miles southwest of Eberswalde, Germany. Seven crew members were killed in action, while three survived and were taken as prisoners of war.

SSgt Andrews was among those who lost their lives in the crash and is now buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Ličge, Ličge, Belgium. Joe T. Andrew's name is inscribed on the Anstey Window Memorial in Panel 2 (center), on Butterfly 21, in the bottom right wing (section D).

Source of information: B-17flyingfortress.de, www.americanairmuseum.com, www.398th.org/