Andrew served as a Second Lieutenant on B-29 "Ramp Queen" #42-63513, 877th Bomber Squadron, 499th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
It is currently unknown where he resided prior to the war.
Andrew was promoted to the rank of Second Lieutenant on September 30, 1944.
On the night of May 25-26, 1945 "464" B-29's were dispatched to attack Tokyo urban areas immediately south of the Imperial Palace on Mission #183. Twenty-six B-29's are lost in this mission which was the largest loss of B-29's and crews in a single day during the war.
Andrew was "Killed In Action" when his B-29, being one of the twenty six lost, was hit by flak and crashed near Tokyo during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in the USAF Cemetery #1, Jokohoma, Japan and was later repatriated here on October 24, 1949.
Service # O-787061
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-63513:
Burrell, Edward K ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OH
Forystek, Stanley ~ Corp, IL
Fox, William L F ~ S/Sgt, PA
Knuteson, John W ~ FO, WI
Morelli, Louis J ~ Pvt, NY
Norris, Paul H ~ Sgt, IL
Olson, Warren L ~ Sgt, WA
Seeley, Andrew J ~ 2nd Lt, Unknown
Thomas, Francis J ~ Capt, Commander, MA
Whalen, Edward P, Jr ~ Corp, IL
Williamson, Richard, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, CT
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Special thanks to:
Tim Cook for submitting this record for bio updates!
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He was married to Naomi Agnes King Withrow, and they had Janet Seeley Morris before he left for the war.
It is currently unknown where he resided prior to the war.
Andrew was promoted to the rank of Second Lieutenant on September 30, 1944.
On the night of May 25-26, 1945 "464" B-29's were dispatched to attack Tokyo urban areas immediately south of the Imperial Palace on Mission #183. Twenty-six B-29's are lost in this mission which was the largest loss of B-29's and crews in a single day during the war.
Andrew was "Killed In Action" when his B-29, being one of the twenty six lost, was hit by flak and crashed near Tokyo during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in the USAF Cemetery #1, Jokohoma, Japan and was later repatriated here on October 24, 1949.
Service # O-787061
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-63513:
Burrell, Edward K ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OH
Forystek, Stanley ~ Corp, IL
Fox, William L F ~ S/Sgt, PA
Knuteson, John W ~ FO, WI
Morelli, Louis J ~ Pvt, NY
Norris, Paul H ~ Sgt, IL
Olson, Warren L ~ Sgt, WA
Seeley, Andrew J ~ 2nd Lt, Unknown
Thomas, Francis J ~ Capt, Commander, MA
Whalen, Edward P, Jr ~ Corp, IL
Williamson, Richard, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, CT
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Special thanks to:
Tim Cook for submitting this record for bio updates!
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He was married to Naomi Agnes King Withrow, and they had Janet Seeley Morris before he left for the war.
Andrew served as a Second Lieutenant on B-29 "Ramp Queen" #42-63513, 877th Bomber Squadron, 499th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
It is currently unknown where he resided prior to the war.
Andrew was promoted to the rank of Second Lieutenant on September 30, 1944.
On the night of May 25-26, 1945 "464" B-29's were dispatched to attack Tokyo urban areas immediately south of the Imperial Palace on Mission #183. Twenty-six B-29's are lost in this mission which was the largest loss of B-29's and crews in a single day during the war.
Andrew was "Killed In Action" when his B-29, being one of the twenty six lost, was hit by flak and crashed near Tokyo during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in the USAF Cemetery #1, Jokohoma, Japan and was later repatriated here on October 24, 1949.
Service # O-787061
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-63513:
Burrell, Edward K ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OH
Forystek, Stanley ~ Corp, IL
Fox, William L F ~ S/Sgt, PA
Knuteson, John W ~ FO, WI
Morelli, Louis J ~ Pvt, NY
Norris, Paul H ~ Sgt, IL
Olson, Warren L ~ Sgt, WA
Seeley, Andrew J ~ 2nd Lt, Unknown
Thomas, Francis J ~ Capt, Commander, MA
Whalen, Edward P, Jr ~ Corp, IL
Williamson, Richard, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, CT
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Special thanks to:
Tim Cook for submitting this record for bio updates!
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He was married to Naomi Agnes King Withrow, and they had Janet Seeley Morris before he left for the war.
It is currently unknown where he resided prior to the war.
Andrew was promoted to the rank of Second Lieutenant on September 30, 1944.
On the night of May 25-26, 1945 "464" B-29's were dispatched to attack Tokyo urban areas immediately south of the Imperial Palace on Mission #183. Twenty-six B-29's are lost in this mission which was the largest loss of B-29's and crews in a single day during the war.
Andrew was "Killed In Action" when his B-29, being one of the twenty six lost, was hit by flak and crashed near Tokyo during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in the USAF Cemetery #1, Jokohoma, Japan and was later repatriated here on October 24, 1949.
Service # O-787061
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-63513:
Burrell, Edward K ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OH
Forystek, Stanley ~ Corp, IL
Fox, William L F ~ S/Sgt, PA
Knuteson, John W ~ FO, WI
Morelli, Louis J ~ Pvt, NY
Norris, Paul H ~ Sgt, IL
Olson, Warren L ~ Sgt, WA
Seeley, Andrew J ~ 2nd Lt, Unknown
Thomas, Francis J ~ Capt, Commander, MA
Whalen, Edward P, Jr ~ Corp, IL
Williamson, Richard, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, CT
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Special thanks to:
Tim Cook for submitting this record for bio updates!
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He was married to Naomi Agnes King Withrow, and they had Janet Seeley Morris before he left for the war.
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