World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Francis J. Andrews
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Swampscott, Massachusetts
Honored By
John Meurs
NAVIGATOR WITH THE 385TH BOMB GROUP, 551ST BOMB SQUADRON, OF THE 8TH U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1944, ON A MISSION TO BERLIN, HIS BOMBER, THE B-17 SERIAL # 42-97226 WAS ATTACKED BY GERMAN FIGHTERS. HE BAILED OUT SAFELY, WAS TAKEN PRISONER AND SURVIVED THE WAR.