416th Bombardment Group (L) 1st Lt. Harold D. "Dave" Andrews Pilot, 671st B.S.   Photo and Document Collection

Return to Table of Contents

---

416th Bomb Group

Aviation Cadet Harold D. "Dave" Andrews	Aviation Cadet Harold D. "Dave" Andrews	Aviation Cadet Harold D. "Dave" Andrews	Jackie Andrews, Wife of Harold D. Andrews Jr. (Dave)
Apr 10, 1944 A-20G-25-DO, 43-9219, 5C-D "Desperate Ambrose". Lt. "Dave" Andrews purposely ran A/C into the soft dirt to stop it after loosing hydraulics from flak damage. Mission 10	Apr 10, 1944 A-20G-25-DO, 43-9219, 5C-D "Desperate Ambrose". Lt. "Dave" Andrews purposely ran A/C into the soft dirt to stop it after loosing hydraulics from flak damage. Mission 10	Apr 10, 1944 Mission 10, BOIS DE HUIT RUES	A-20G-25-DO, 43-9219 A/C on right is 671st Bomb Sq. "Desperate Ambrose", (name "Jackie" written in chalk on this photo). Dave Andrews pilot, Wethersfield, April 1944
A-20G-25-DO, 43-9219 A/C on right is 671st Bomb Sq. "Desperate Ambrose", (name "Jackie" written in chalk on this photo). Dave Andrews pilot, Wethersfield, April 1944	A-20G-25-DO named "Jackie"	A-20G-25-DO named "Jackie"	Mission 114 strike photo, 5-Aug-1944
Mission 114 strike photo, 5-Aug-1944	Mission 114 Route Plan, 5-Aug-1944	Mission 114 Route Plan, 5-Aug-1944	Mission 149, 29-Sep-1944

Dave's Flight Records

Sept. 13, 1942 to Nov. 15, 1942	Nov., Dec. (42) Jan., 1943	January 26 to March 25, 1943	March, 1943
April, 1943	May, 1943, Page 1	May, 1943, Page 2	June, 1943, Page 1
June, 1943, Page 2	July, 1943	August, 1943, Page 1	August, 1943, Page 2
September, 1943	October, 1943	November, 1943	December, 1943
January, 1944	February, 1944	March, 1944	April, 1944
May, 1944, Page 1	May, 1944, Page 2	June, 1944	July, 1944
August, 1944	September, 1944	October, 1944	November, 1944
December, 1944	January, 1945	February, 1945	March, 1945
April, 1945	May, 1945	June, 1945	July, 1945
August, 1945	September, 1945	Mission Summary

Post WWII

Dave and his son David	Dave Andrews Photo, Wings and Air Medal	1981 671st Bomb Squadron Reunion
Dave explains how he landed his damaged A-20 after the hydraulics were gone	Flak damage to his hydraulic line was sustained on Mission 10 (10-Apr-1944) while fllying directly behind Lt. Cramsie who lost an engine in the barrage. Andrews pulled up to position 3 in the lead flight when Cramsie fell out of the formation	Flak damage to his hydraulic line was sustained on Mission 10 (10-Apr-1944) while fllying directly behind Lt. Cramsie who lost an engine in the barrage. Andrews pulled up to position 3 in the lead flight when Cramsie fell out of the formation	UTAH BEACH, FRANCE - JUNE 05: D-Day veteran Dave Andrews, 91, who was a U.S. Army Air Corps bomber pilot in a Douglas A-20 Havoc twin engine attack bomber, attacked a German rail depot near Rouen during the D-Day invasion and is from Auburn, Maine, attends the U.S. D-Day Ceremony on June 5, 2014 at Utah Beach, France. Friday the 6th of June is the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings that saw 156,000 troops from the Allied countries, including the United Kingdom and the United States, join forces to launch an audacious attack on the beaches of Normandy, these assaults are credited with the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany. A series of events commemorating the 70th anniversary are planned for the week with many heads of state travelling to the famous beaches to pay their respects to those who lost their lives. (Photo by Sean Gallup. Copyright 2015 Getty Images)
	Taken at Domfront overlooking the Mission 78 (15-Jun-1944) target area	Dave at Place Saint-Julien in Domfront, France, Sunday, June 8th, 2014. Lionel Letendre invited Dave to visit so Dave could overlook the Mission # 78 (15-Jun-1944) - Domfront, France target area. (Photo courtesy of Lionel Letendre)	Dave and Local resident and researcher Lionel Letendre during Dave's visit in Domfront. (Photo courtesy of Lionel Letendre)
Dave Andreww, Domfront, France with Mission 78 (15-Jun-1944) overlay (Photo courtesy of Lionel Letendre)	Dave Andrews at Mission 78 (15-Jun-1944) target overlook, Domfront, France (Photo courtesy of Lionel Letendre)	Dave Andrews at Mission 78 (15-Jun-1944) target overlook, Domfront, France (Photo courtesy of Lionel Letendre)	Wayne Sayles (left) and Dave Andrews at the 2014 416th Bomb Group Reunion, Indianapolis, IN, September 4-6, 2014
2014 416th Bomb Group Reunion, Indianapolis, IN, September 4-6, 2014 Front row L-R - Bob Kehres, Wayne Downing, Ralph Conte, Dave Andrews Back row L-R - Joe Meagher, Bob Basnett, Roland Dullnig

2013 Trip to Wethersfield, England

Dave at American Air Museum, Duxford, England	Dave Andrews with Ministry of Defense Police glider training personnel at Wethersfield	Dave Andrews, Stephanie Andrews and Ross Stewart in a WWII 671st B.S. bomb shelter at Wethersfield	Dave Andrews, Stephanie Andrews and Ross Stewart in the WWII 671st B.S. personnel quarters area at Wethersfield
Dave signing the Minstry of Defense guest book at Wethersfield	671st Bomb Squadron pilot Harold D. (Dave) Andrews is spending D-Day 2013 in Normandy, having just visited the village of Serqueux, France which was the target of a mission he flew on June 6, 1944. Dave, with the able assistance of his son David and Grandaughter Stephanie, spent two days earlier this week at Wethersfield, revisiting the base from which he flew that historic mission. Dave's reception by the Ministry of Defense Police and Guarding Agency, current tenants of the base, was nothing short of extraordinary. He and family were personally guided throughout the base and on side trips to Cambridge American Cemetery (Madingley) and Duxford Imperial War Museum by retired Chief Inspector and Wethersfield Historian Ross Stewart. The attached photo is shared by David Andrews. MDPGA Constable John Capon presented Dave with a stunning personalized memento of his visit with Ross and Stephanie witnessing. The entire 416th extended family offers its heartfelt thanks to Ross Stewart and MDPGA for this caring attention.	Ross Stewart, Dave Andrews and Stephanie Andrews standing before the Wall of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery	Crosses at Cambridge American Cemetery
Dave Andrews, Stephanie Andrews and Ross Stewart vist graves of fallen 416th members at Cambridge American Cemetery	Ross Stewart And Dave Andrews at the Wall of the Missing in Cambridge, Ross points to the name of Lt. Arthur Raines who was lost on Mission 10.	Stephanie Andrews, Dave Andrews and Ross Stewart entering the Cambridge American Cemetery	Ross Stewart, David Andrews, Dave Andrews and Stephanie Andrews before B-24 at American Air Museum, Duxford

---