World War II Honoree

Andrew G. Gorski

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

AFTER GRADUATING IN 1935 WITH HIGHEST HONORS IN THE ROTC PROGRAM, HE ACCEPTED AN OFFER TO CONTINUE HIS MILITARY EDUCATION AT THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT. HE SERVED AS COMPANY COMMANDER OF A CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS CAMP IN PHILIPSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA. HE WAS CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY DURING WWII AND COMMANDED GLIDER OPERATIONS. HE WAS AN ARTILLERY OFFICER, AND HE WAS A BATTALION AND REGIMENTAL COMMANDER AND SPECIAL WEAPONS OFFICER. RECEIVED THE LEGION OF MERIT AND OTHER MEDALS AND CITATIONS.