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Korean War 1952-1953. Tribute: Stanley Andrews was born on October 9, 1920, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the Aviation Cadet Program of the U.S. Army Air Forces on September 26, 1941, and was commissioned a 2d Lt and awarded his pilot wings at Moore Field, Texas, on April 30, 1942. Lt Andrews was assigned to the 83rd Fighter ...
Parents: Harry and Irma Andrews Stan graduated from Florida Military Academy in 1939. After graduation, he attended St. Petersburg Junior College in Florida, earning an Associates Degree. In 1941, he signed up with the Army Air Corps to become a pilot. During WWII, Stan was a P-38 Fighter Pilot, earning Ace status...
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The 39th Fighter Squadron, 35th Fighter Group, moved from Woodstock airfield to Port Moresby, New Guinea with their P-39s on 2 June 1942 and flew their first mission that day. 2nd Lt. David L. Silverman (0-427011), a new pilot assigned to the 39th Pursuit Squadron, 35th Pursuit Group was killed landing on the center strip at Woodstock airfield ...
Nov 12, 2020 · Stan Andrews: P-38 Ace of the 39th Fighter Squadron By Gene Pfeffer, Curator and Historian 2nd Lieutenant Stanley “Stan” Andrews, pictured with other aces of the 39th, joined the squadron in August...
Oct 11, 2019 · Slaughter of the Stukas: Ace in a Day P-38 Pilot. When American P-38s covering a British naval force in the Aegean Sea encountered a group of attacking German Ju-87s, a massacre ensued. by Anthony Rogers 10/11/2019. Flying a Lockheed P-38G, Major William Leverette flames two Junkers Ju-87D Stukas near Rhodes on October 9, 1943.
No known nickname or nose art. Tail number 34. Assigned to pilot 1st Lt Ralph C. Bills and Lt Wayne Rothgeb. This P-38 was often flown by pilots in the squadron including Lt. Richard E. Smith and Lt. Stanley Andrews. On December 31, 1942 took off piloted by Bills on an escort mission over Lae and claimed his second Zero shot down.
