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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

William E. Andrews

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Albany, New York

Honored By

USS Rodman Association

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED ONBOARD THE USS RODMAN DD-456 AND DMS-21. SERVED IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND THE PACIFIC. PARTICIPATED IN THE SINKING OF THE U-616, THE D-DAY INVASION OF NORMANDY, INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE AND THE BATTLE FOR OKINAWA, WHERE THE SHIP SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE WHEN ATTACKED BY 6 KAMIKAZES AND HIT BY 3, ON APRIL 6, 1945. THE SHIP EARNED 4 BATTLE STARS AND A COMMENDATION.