World War II Honoree

Andrew G. Pappas

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Alhambra, California

Honored By

Family

AFTER LANDING IN NORTH AFRICA IN 1943 TOWARDS THE END OF THE AFRICAN CAMPAIGN, HIS FIRST ASSIGNMENT WAS AS A REPLACEMENT WITH AN ANTI AIRCRAFT UNIT. A SHORT TIME LATER, HE WAS REASSIGNED TO AN INFANTRY UNIT AND ENTERED SICILY WHERE HE PARTICIPATED IN THE ROME-ARNO CAMPAIGN. AFTER ENTERING PARIS IN THE SUMMER OF 1944, HIS UNIT FOUGHT IN THE RHINELAND CAMPAIGN AND THE CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGN. BY EARLY MAY 1945, HE HAD ALREADY JOINED THE 203RD MILITARY POLICE COMPANY, INVESTIGATING BLACK MARKET ACTIVITY.