World War II Honoree

Perry W. Andrews

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Wheatland, Wyoming

Honored By

Aileen Bolter Andrews

Relationship

Wife

HE BECAME AN AVID PARTICIPANT IN CIVILIAN PILOT TRAINING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING. WITH WAR ON THE HORIZON, HE WAS ACCEPTED AS A CADET IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS IN MAY OF 1941. AFTER COMPLETING HIS TRAINING, HE BECAME A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. HE WAS THEN SENT TO THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER OF OPERATIONS TO FLY C-47 AND C-46 AIRCRAFT OVER THE HIMALAYAS, COMMONLY CALLED 'THE HUMP'. HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS. IN EARLY 1945 HE WAS STATIONED AT STOCKTON AIR FIELD. HE WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS WITH THE RANK OF MAJOR.