World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Albert B. 'Whitey' Andre
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Lakewood, Ohio
Honored By
An Indebted American
DRAFTED INTO THE SERVICE IN MAY 1943. HAD BASIC TRAINING IN HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI AT CAMP SHELBY. FOUGHT IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS IN ITALY. ASSIGNED TO COMPANY I, 363RD INFANTRY, 91ST DIVISION. WAS A MACHINE GUNNER IN A SIX MAN SCOUT SQUAD. THEIR MISSION WAS TO SCOUT AHEAD OF THE COMPANY FOR TRAPS AND SNIPERS. THE SQUAD WAS INJURED BY MORTAR AND HOSPITALIZED IN FLORENCE, ITALY FOR TWO MONTHS IN 1944. DUE TO THEIR EFFECTIVENESS ON THE FRONT, THE COMPANY COMMANDER REQUESTED THE SQUAD RETURN TO THE FRONT. WAS PRESENT FOR THE EXECUTION OF MUSSOLINI. HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON NOVEMBER 3, 1945. RECIPIENT OF NUMEROUS COMMENDATIONS INCLUDING THE BRONZE STAR, PURPLE HEARTS, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, THREE BATTLE STARS FOR MAJOR CONFLICTS IN PO VALLEY, ROME-ARNO, AND NORTH APENNINES MOUNTAINS, A GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON, AND THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE.