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Charles
Melvin
Andrews
POW (Korea) MIA
November 30, 1928

–

May 3, 1951

Home:

Groesbeck

, 

Texas

Although officially listed as “Missing in Action,” First Lieutenant Andrews is carried by the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office as missing while a Prisoner of War.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    25th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron

    Regiment:

    51st Fighter-Interceptor Group

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    May 3, 1951 – Died in Captivity
    Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office

    First Lieutenant Charles Melvin Andrews (AFSN: AO-1910482), United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces after he was shot down over North Korea on 3 May 1951, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death while still in captivity.