- SURNAME
Andrews
- FORENAME
Kenneth
- UNIT
1 Marine Parachute Regiment (Company F)
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
504515
- DATE OF DEATH
31st October 1943
- AGE
20
- GRAVESITE
Manila American Cemetery, Philippines Plot F Row 5 Grave 13
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from Indianapolis, Indiana
born 09.09.1923, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
father John Wesley Andrews (1885-1928)
mother Laura Bertha (nee Dickey) Andrews (1892-1954)
attended Arsenal Technical High School
employed as Yard Clerk, New York Central Railroad
02.12.1942 entered service
KIA Choiseul, Solomon Islands
DATE OF DEATH:
31-Oct-1944FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56758640/kenneth-andrewsSERVICE HISTORY:
ANDREWS, Kenneth, PFC 521/745 SN: 504515
Born: 09 Sep 1923 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Enlisted USMCR: 02 Dec 1942 (Home of Record: 744 Lexington Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana)
Died: 31 Oct 1943 (KIA, Choiseul, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Fort William McKinley Cemetery, Manila, P.I. (Section F, Row 5, Grave 13)
4th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Dec 1942 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA
Feb 1943 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA CA "tr by S/RS fr USMCR Cl III(c) to Cl III(b); to Para Trng Sch, Camp Gillespie, San Diego, Calif."
Company A, Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Feb 1943 Pvt, Co A, ParaTrngSch, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA "?, jdfr 4thRecBn, RDep, MCB, Post"
Parachute Replacement Company, Schools Battalion, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1943 PFC, ParaReplCo, SBn, TrngCtr, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "Para"
14th Replacement Battalion, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PFC, 14thReplBn, FMF, In the Field "Temp att; emb 17Apr43 and sailed 18Apr43"
2nd Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1943 PFC, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.) "Co F; Para"
Oct 1943 PFC, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Choiseul, Solomon Is.) "Co F; Para; 31, KIA during raid on enemy; Remains were recovered after the war and interred in the Philippines
Born: 09 Sep 1923 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Enlisted USMCR: 02 Dec 1942 (Home of Record: 744 Lexington Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana)
Died: 31 Oct 1943 (KIA, Choiseul, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Fort William McKinley Cemetery, Manila, P.I. (Section F, Row 5, Grave 13)
4th Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Dec 1942 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA
Jan 1943 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA
Feb 1943 Pvt, 4thRecBn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA CA "tr by S/RS fr USMCR Cl III(c) to Cl III(b); to Para Trng Sch, Camp Gillespie, San Diego, Calif."
Company A, Parachute Training School, Camp Gillespie, Marine Corps Base, San Diego, CA
Feb 1943 Pvt, Co A, ParaTrngSch, Camp Gillespie, MCB, San Diego, CA "?, jdfr 4thRecBn, RDep, MCB, Post"
Parachute Replacement Company, Schools Battalion, Training Center, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA
Apr 1943 PFC, ParaReplCo, SBn, TrngCtr, Camp Elliott, San Diego, CA "Para"
14th Replacement Battalion, FMF, In the Field
Apr 1943 PFC, 14thReplBn, FMF, In the Field "Temp att; emb 17Apr43 and sailed 18Apr43"
2nd Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Parachute Regiment, 1st MAC, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1943 PFC, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Guadalcanal, Solomon Is.) "Co F; Para"
Oct 1943 PFC, 2ndParaBn, 1stMarParReg, 1stMAC, FMF, In the Field (Choiseul, Solomon Is.) "Co F; Para; 31, KIA during raid on enemy; Remains were recovered after the war and interred in the Philippines
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