ANDREW, Donald Edward

  1. Service Details
  2. Personal Details
  3. Unit and Rank Details
  4. Awards and Honours
  5. Notes
  6. Sources

Service Details

Branch of Service
Air Force
Conflict
World War II (1939-1945)
Date of Enlistment
06/01/1941
Date of Discharge
09/10/1945
Place of Enlistment
Sydney NSW

Personal Details

Gender
Male
Date of Birth
16/12/1916
Place of Birth
Emmaville NSW
Address (at enlistment)
23 Farrer Street, Braddon ACT
Occupation
Accountant
Next of Kin
Gloria Andrew (wife), Farrer Street, Braddon ACT

Unit and Rank Details

Service Number
403301
Final Rank
Flight Lieutenant
Final Unit
2 Operational Training School

Awards and Honours

US Air Medal (Commonwealth of Australia Gazette: 1 July 1948, p.2541)

Notes

Donald Edward Andrew served in 75 Squadron, piloting Kittyhawks and with 12 Squadron flying Wirraways. He flew in 85 operations over New Guinea and the Dutch East Indies and was reported missing in action in October 1944. He was part of a patrol sweeping the coast of Ceram when he became seaprated in thick cloud over Miscol Island and had to parachute to safety. Two days later was reported safe and in hospital. In 1945 he was flying a Kittyhawk from Morotai in operations against Japanese fuel dumps near Goeroea. The 1943 Canberra Times report, which refers to him as T.E. Andrew, states that he was then based at 5 FTS Uranquinty as an instructor. He was awarded the US Air medal in 1948.

He was the brother of Reginald Andrew and, according to his nomination, lived in Coranderrk Street, Reid. Donald Andrew died in August 1972 and is buried in Sydney NSW.

Sources

Nomination form and image provided by Jocelyn Plovits
WWII Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au
NAA RecordSearch
The Canberra Times - 4 January 1943 (as 'T'E Andrew), 9 February 1945, 2 July 1948

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Don Andrew. Image courtesy of Jocelyn Plovits.

Don Andrew. Image courtesy of Jocelyn Plovits.

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