Union County Veterans Remembrance Committee

Permanent Veteran Record

LeRoy Andrews

BranchNavy
RankChief Boatswain Mate
Conflict / EraWorld War I; World War II
Years of Service1918 – 1945
Date of Birth06/04/1902
Date of Death10/13/1964
HometownMill Creek, OH
AwardsGood Conduct Medal; "eligible" for Asiatic - Pacific Area Campaign Award
Burial LocationParis Twp: Oakdale
Monument PaverSection E

Overseas service: France bet. 1924-1928; Pearl Harbor, 1933-1936; Pacific 1944-1945. Church: Marysville Methodist. School: Marysville High School. Married Phyllis Nichols, 2 children: Roy Andrews & Jayne Andrew Hill. Worked for Journal Tribune after his retirement from Navy until his death in 1964. Released 5/22/1945 to 528 N. Main St., Marysville, Ohio His birthdate on his enlistment paper says birth year 1901. His father allowed him to lie about his age so he could enlist before he was 18. *USS IDAHO - San Pedro, CA - 1936-1937; Standard Landing Craft Unit 34 - Pacific; WAIPO Amphop Base - Landcraft Unit 34 - 1944-1945 On Memorial Board at Millcreek Twp. Hall

Printed from the UCVRC Veterans Database · Courthouse Veterans Monument