• He appeared in the 1920 census on 9 Feb 1920 in Upper St. Clair Township, Allegheny, PA. 3
• He appeared in the 1930 census on 23 Apr 1930 in Upper St. Clair Township, Allegheny, PA. 4
• He appeared in the 1940 census on 4 May 1940 in Upper St. Clair Township, Allegheny, PA. 5
• Andrew was in the Army during World War II. He served in the 756th Tank Battalion, Co. B, 3rd Platoon and rose to the rank of Lieutenant. Andrew took command of the 3rd platoon after the Battle for Cassino in Italy (winter 1943-1944) and also participated in the offensive for Rome as well as the amphibious landing in Southern France.
The tanks from the 3rd Platoon were among the first wave to land at San Tropez, Southern France on August 15th, 1944, for which Andrew received the Bronze Star. At the time he was killed, near Marseille, France, his platoon was not actively fighting the enemy and were some distance from any combat. Andrew was just standing there when an artillery shell came in and killed him where he stood. His Captain, Dave Redle, believed it might have been from a coastal gun.6
Andrew married Agnes Cecilia ENGLE. (Agnes Cecilia ENGLE was born on 17 Nov 1905 1.)
Sources
1
Sr. Beatrice Orient, The Orient Family Tree (unpublished), (Pittsburgh, PA, Aug 1997).
2
Thomas Hoey, Oral Interview of Sr. Beatrice Orient, (Pittsburgh, PA), 16 Jul 1999.
3
Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, 1920 U.S. Census, Population Schedule, (Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration), ED 838, Sheet 7, Line 9.
4
Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, 1930 U.S. Census, Population Schedule, (Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration), ED 2-840, Sheet 18, Line 9.
5
Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, 1940 U.S. Census, Population Schedule, (Washington, D.C., National Archives and Records Administration), ED 2-568, Sheet 37, Line 40.
6
Jeff Danby, E-mail to Thomas Hoey, (Defiance, OH, 24 Jan 2001).
