Harold Andrews 1926-1945

ANDREWS

Posted By: Merllene Andre Bendixen (email)
Date: 8/17/2011 at 20:42:42

Joint Military Rites Tuesday for Brothers
Andrews Funeral, Memorial Planned
Joint military rites for Howard and Harold Andrews will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the Gruver Presbyterian church, Rev. Albert Husted officiating. Howard Andrews, a veteran of Marine service in the South Pacific, died Saturday from a self-inflicted bullet wound.

Memorial services will be held tomorrow for a brother, Pfc. Harold Andrews, who was killed in action on March 16, 1945, while serving with the army in Germany.

Another brother, First Lieut. Richard Andrews, was killed on an air mission over Europe on May 11, 1944. Memorial services were held earlier for him.

Howard Andrews was born Feb. 25, 1924, at Gruver and attended school there. In March of 1944 he enlisted in the Marine corps. He was discharged as a corporal May 11, 1946, after serving on Okinawa, Tinian, Saipan and the Marshalls.

Harold Andrews was born at Gruver June 3, 1926 and attended the Gruver schools, graduating from high school in June, 1944. On Aug. 1944, he went into service and received his first training at Fort McClellan, Ala.

After a short furlough he was sent to Camp Meade, Md., and in January left for duty overseas.

Pfc. Andrews was first stationed in France with the 180th infantry battalion, 45th infantry division of the 7th army.

Howard Andrews will be buried at East Side cemetery. Surviving him are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Andrews; and two brothers, Robert and Paul, all of Gruver. (Estherville Daily News, Estherville, IA, May 5, 1947)