James Hubert ANDREWS^[1]

1922 - 1942  (20 years)

• Name	James Hubert ANDREWS
  Birth	23 Jan 1922	Pitt Co, NC   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1935	Farmville, Pitt Co, NC   [2]
  Occupation	Apr 1940	Elizabeth City, Wythe Co, VA   [2]
  	He was an administrative clerk with the US Army at Langley Field Hospital.
  Unmarried	1940, 1942  [2]
  	He was listed as single on 1940 census, and died two years later. I have not found documents for marriage as of 1 Aug 2018/PGF
  WWII	1942  [3, 4]
  	He attained rank of Sergeant in the US Army. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
  	James served as a Sergeant on B-17E "Miss Carriage" #41-2645, 64th Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy, US Army Air Forces.
  Death	2 Dec 1942  [3, 4]
  	James was 20 years old at the time of his death. He was declared Missing in Action when his B-17 failed to return to base after a reconnaissance mission over Buna (on Papua New Guinea) and Gasmata Airfield as of 1 Dec 1942. He was officially declared dead by the military 7 Jan 1946.
  Person ID	I65231	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Anson ANDREWS,   b. 14 Apr 1874, Conetoe, Edgecombe Co, NC d. 14 Feb 1940, Bethel Township, Greenville, Pitt Co. NC (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Martha V. EDMONDSON,   b. 15 Sep 1880, Martin Co, NC d. 7 Dec 1923, Bethel, Pitt Co. NC (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	17 Oct 1899	Martin Co, NC   [5]
  	Anson and Martha were married by M. A. Roberson, Justice of the Peace, at the residence of John Edmondson in Robersonville, NC. W. C. Manning and two others (names are not readable), all of Bethel, signed as witnesses.
  Family ID	F8056	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		1930 US Census / Andrews, Dennis Falkland Township, Pitt Co, NC
  		1940 US Census / Andrews, James H. Langley Field Hospital, Elizabeth City, VA

  
  

• Notes

  Hubert used on his brother Dennis' 1930 US Census form. Other documents give either James Hubert or James H.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3039] North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800 - 2000., James Hubert Andrews. Pitt Co, NC; Roll no. NCVR_B_C079_66001, vol. 9, p. 186. [S5718] 1940 US Census / Andrews, James H., (This enumeration done for personnel stationed at Langley Field Hospital, Wythe, VA). [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com), Sgt. James Hubert Andrews. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 August 2018), memorial page for SGT James Hubert Andrews (22 Jan 1922–2 Dec 1942), Find A Grave Memorial no. 171505248, citing Bethel Town Cemetery, Bethel, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Chuck Barrow (contributor 48291368) . accessed 1 Aug 2018. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com), Sgt. James H. Andrews. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 01 August 2018), memorial page for SGT James H Andrews (22 Jan 1922–1 Dec 1942), Find A Grave Memorial no. 56747544, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines ; Maintained by CWGC/ABMC (contributor 6) . accessed 1 Aug 2018. [S5700] Anson Andrews- Martha V. Edmondson, North Carolina marriage license and certificate no. unnumbered (1899).