World War II Honoree

Andrew Henry 'Andy' Fiegener

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Okarche, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

MOVED TO WASHINGTON, D.C. IN 1942, TO WORK IN THE FINGERPRINT DIVISION OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION (FBI). ENTERED MILITARY SERVICE IN FEBRUARY, 1943, AND AFTER TRAINING, WAS DEPLOYED OVERSEAS. SERVED WITH THE MILITARY POLICE OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER FOR SOME 3 YEARS. STATIONED NEAR PETERBOROUGH, ENGLAND AT A P-51 'MUSTANG' FIGHTER PLANE BASE. AFTER THE ALLIED NORMANDY D-DAY INVASION ON JUNE 6, 1944, HE WAS STATIONED AT A B-17 'FLYING FORTRESS' HEAVY BOMBER BASE. THERE, HE WAS ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE TRANSPORTATION OF MILITARY PERSONNEL IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO). AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.