James Riley Andrews Collection

Biographical Information

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

War or Conflict:

Korean War, 1950-1953

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1953-1956

Branch of Service:

Marine Corps

Unit of Service:

1st Anti Aircraft Artillery-Automatic Weapons Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment

Location of Service:

Camp Pendleton, San Diego, California; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Camp McNair, Japan; Pusan, Osan, Korea

Highest Rank:

Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

No

Service History Note:

Veteran was an instructor of anti-aircraft artillery assigned to guard Pusan Harbor. After 1st Division pulled out of Korea veteran was sent to K55 Air Base to train ROK soldiers in use of 50 caliber machine guns.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: VHS [1 item] --Oral history interview

Interviewer:

Jon Hicks

Contributor:

Julie Johnson

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Missouri State University

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/21487

Subjects:

Andrews, James Riley
Korean War, 1950-1953--Personal Narratives
United States. Marine Corps.

Cite as:

James Riley Andrews Collection
(AFC/2001/001/21487), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress