African American. Alaska Highway. Medical Detachment. Born: 20 June 1917, Coweta County, GA. Died: 18 July 1972, Fulton County, GA. Enlisted 22 October 1941, Ft. Benning, GA and discharged 11 November 1945.
Education: grammar school. His father was Lewis (Louis) Andrews, farm laborer and his mother was Marjorie Johnson Andrews. His spouse was Emma Andrews.
Tech 5 Andrews was a member with the medical detachment assigned to the segregated 97th Engineers. They arrived in Valdez, Alaska on 29 April 1942. The 97th Engineers built the northern section of the Alaska Highway. Both returned to Camp Sutton, NC September 1943 and their next assignment was Milne Bay, New Guinea, Philippines.
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