Andrews Leo Dwaine

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Leo Dwaine Andrews is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

UN Memorial Wall of Remembrance

Name:

Leo Dwaine Andrews

Rank:

Seaman

Serial Number:

9099039

Unit:

U.S.S. Herbert J. Thomas

Date of Death:

1953-03-07

State:

Alabama

Cemetery:

Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA

Plot:

Court 8

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Combat Action Ribbon (Navy), Korean Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Purple Heart Medal, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation, Republic of Korea War Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal

Comments:

Leo Dwaine Andrews was born on June 25, 1932, in Vinemont, Cullman County, Alabama. He served aboard the destroyer USS HERBERT J. THOMAS (DD-883) in Korean waters.

Seaman Andrews was listed as Missing in Action while engaged with the enemy in Korea on March 7, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. He also has a cenotaph in the Vinemont Baptist Cemetery, Vinemont, Cullman County, Alabama, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, weremember.abmc.gov