World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Matthew Andryszczyk
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Schenectady, New York
Honored By
Karen Edyvean
ARMY AIR CORPS. ENTERED SERVICE IN JULY 1942. RECEIVED TRAINING IN FLORIDA AND MONTANA. ATTACHED TO THE 8TH AIR FORCE, MEMBER OF THE 390TH BOMB GROUP. BOMBED THE RAILROAD YARDS AT MUNSTER, GERMANY, OCTOBER 10, 1943. DURING THE ACTION, THE GROUP DESTROYED 60 FRONT LINE GERMAN FIGHTERS, PROBABLY DESTROYED SIX MORE, AND DAMAGED EIGHT TO COMPLETE THE DESTRUCTION OF SIX FULL-STRENGTH GERMAN FIGHTER SQUADRONS.