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2LT Sherman Joseph Andrews
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2LT Sherman Joseph Andrews

Birth
Maine, USA
Death
11 Dec 1944 (aged 27)
France
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Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England Add to Map
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Casualty of WWII, Sherman was a Second Lieutenant with 701 Bomb Group; a navigator/bombardier of a B-24J Liberator bomber. He was lost over France and was awarded the Purple Heart. He entered the service from Maine.(Veteran Service Dates from 02-26-1944 to 12-11-1944.)


His remains were subsequently recovered and interred August 23rd 2001 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA. Plot: Section 60 Site 8024 (Find A Grave Memorial# 8789858) and on September 10, 2001 at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, St. Louis County Missouri, USA. Plot: Section 86, Grave 12A.(Find A Grave Memorial# 11467668)

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Crew of #42-50453:


1st/Lt.Henry C. Lewis Jr. Pilot KIA

1st/Lt. Richard P. Klopfenstein Co Pilot

2nd/Lt. Sherman J. Andrews Navigator KIA

T/Sgt. Lewis M Archer Engineer KIA

T/Sgt. William L. Elliott Radio Op. KIA

S/Sgt. Henry T. Ahlin Gunner KIA

Sgt. SGT William T. Carroll Jr. Gunner KIA

S/Sgt. John J. McGuire . Gunner KIA

S/Sgt. Samuel D Stanfield Jr. Gunner KIA


Casualty of WWII, Sherman was a Second Lieutenant with 701 Bomb Group; a navigator/bombardier of a B-24J Liberator bomber. He was lost over France and was awarded the Purple Heart. He entered the service from Maine.(Veteran Service Dates from 02-26-1944 to 12-11-1944.)


His remains were subsequently recovered and interred August 23rd 2001 at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA. Plot: Section 60 Site 8024 (Find A Grave Memorial# 8789858) and on September 10, 2001 at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, St. Louis County Missouri, USA. Plot: Section 86, Grave 12A.(Find A Grave Memorial# 11467668)

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Crew of #42-50453:


1st/Lt.Henry C. Lewis Jr. Pilot KIA

1st/Lt. Richard P. Klopfenstein Co Pilot

2nd/Lt. Sherman J. Andrews Navigator KIA

T/Sgt. Lewis M Archer Engineer KIA

T/Sgt. William L. Elliott Radio Op. KIA

S/Sgt. Henry T. Ahlin Gunner KIA

Sgt. SGT William T. Carroll Jr. Gunner KIA

S/Sgt. John J. McGuire . Gunner KIA

S/Sgt. Samuel D Stanfield Jr. Gunner KIA


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ANDREWS, SHERMAN J.,2ND LT 701 BOMB SQ 445 BOMB GP(H)-MAINE

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  • Maintained by: stevenkh1
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56287398/sherman_joseph-andrews: accessed ), memorial page for 2LT Sherman Joseph Andrews (22 May 1917–11 Dec 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56287398, citing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England; Maintained by stevenkh1 (contributor 47175148).