GALLERY
Andrew Sherman
Soldier Bibliography
Eulogy
ABOUT
This page is meant to recognize a fallen soldier of WW2. Sherman Andrew was Bomber pilot on that flown numerous missions over Europe, he won various medals for his service.
Name: Sherman Joseph Andrews
Unit:
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8th Airforce Division
Rank:
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Second Lieutenant
Branch: 445st Heavy bombardment group
Service Number: O-712473
Date of Birth: May 22nd, 1917
Entered the Military: Maine
Date of Death:
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December 11th, 1944
Hometown: Lubec, Maine
Place of Death: KIA crashed in a dense forest in Europe.
Award(s): Purple Heart, Air Medal, WW2 Victory Medal, Croix De Guerre, and Presidential Citation.
Cemetery: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri
Student(s): Max Rojas
School / Service Group: Maranacook
Teacher / Mentor: Shane Gower
My Reflection
Andrew Joseph Sherman was a young man who grew up in the small town of Lubec Maine. He was the youngest of 3 boys and he grew up on a small dairy farm. Sherman was almost a bright kid who had a wild side. He always loved to tinker with small motors and along with his friend built a plane out of a tractor. He was very athletic and know to be a good kid by others. He later got a job in a sardine factory before going off to war after obtaining the permission of his wife as he was the head of the house with 2 children of his own. Sherman was a great pilot awarded for his accomplishments and outstanding missions. He was sadly KIA after colliding with one of his own planes high up in the clouds. His remains were only to be identified more than 30 years after when his family heard a plan and remains were discovered, sending in their own DNA samples they were able to confirm it was sherman. He is now buried close to his wife beatrice at the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery close to home and survived by his son Brian Scharffer.
Andrew's Experience
Sherman has a tough time getting it started in the military he had trained in many places across the United States and at one point even got demoted for not having enough flying houses but eventually Sherman had flown countless missions. By this time in the war, the skies were pretty much in the hands of the Allies as the Luftwaffe was struggling with fuel shortages and qualified fighter pilots. As a result, many bombardiers became dual rated meaning that the performed the duties of a navigator also. This meant one less crew member was needed in heavy bombers. The B-24 Liberator (Sherman's type) and the B-17 Flying Fortress were the USAF's heavies as they were called. He and his crew were promoted to be squadron leaders as a result of their excellent ratings in training and missions.
The Homefront
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The Second World War was arguably the most significant period of the 20th century. It brought about major leaps in technology and laid the groundwork that lead to post-war social changes including the end of European colonialism, the civil rights movement in the United States, and the modern women’s rights movement, as well as the programs for exploring outer space. The primary combatants were the nations of Nazi Germany, and Imperial Japan and the Allied nations, led by Britain, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America. The Allies were the victors. Two superpowers, the USA and USSR, emerged from World War II to begin a Cold War with each other that would define much of the rest of the century.
He was born and raised in Lubec, Maine. Sherman was the youngest of 3 boys who grew up on a dairy farm. He was a hard working member of his community, and was a very athletic student in school. One of his first jobs was at a Sardine Factory where he packaged sardines. He talents stretched for and wide he also in his free time loved to tinker with engines and eventually build a plane from a tractor At home later in life Sherman had a wife and children. It is important to also note that as the head of a household (he had a wife and three children when he volunteered to service in the USArmy Air Corps), he had to obtain written permission from his wife in order to enlist. When he was not able to go to flight school for being a pilot or copilot, he was still chosen to go to officer's training to be a navigator/bombardier. No easy task. Especially for a married man who was referred to as "Pops" because of his advanced age of 25!
Early Life:
During WW2
In this project we learn that sacrifice is more than just giving up you life for war and loved one. Its a story that can be told by man of fallen soldiers that had fought this war for the modern generation. Soldiers aren't forget they are learn from and survived by family and history records of great stories that we as students can help share and this project really focuses that.