• Dec. 2, 1917 – June 10, 1942
• Wilson County, Tennessee
• Agriculture – 1936-1939
• Pvt – Army Air Corps
  • Enlisted in May 1941 before the war began
• MIA, Died in Manila. 803rd Engineer Bn. Reportedly killed by the Japanese as a prisoner of war on a mountain work detail
  • Silver Star Recipient
  • Stayed to continue repairs on air fields to meet the Japanese invasion force 
• Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Manila, Philippines 

George Wilson Andrews (Dec. 2, 1917 – June 10, 1942) was born in Wilson County, Tennessee. He attended the University of Tennessee for Agriculture from 1936 to 1939. He enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps in May 1941 before the United States joined the war. He was stationed in the Philippines with the 803rd Engineer Battalion as a Private First Class when the Japanese began their invasion in December 1941. PFC Andrews stayed behind while the Army Air Corps worked on evacuating the Philippines. He helped keep the air fields repaired after Japanese bombing runs and in the face of the Japanese land invasion of the islands. It is unknown when PFC George Andrews was taken captive by Japanese forces, but it was reported that he was killed by the Japanese on June 10, 1942 as a prisoner of war serving on a work detail in the mountains of the Philippines. He was awarded the Silver Star for his sacrifice and gallantry during the invasion of the Philippines. He is memorialized on the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in Manila, Philippines.

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