Rank and Name, Private First Class Andrew Marion Arney.
Unit/Placed in, 162nd Infantry Regiment, 41st Infantry Division.
Andrew is born approx. on Aug. 13, 1919 in Prosser, Washington.
Father, Clarence M. Arney.
Mother, Hilga A. (Johnson) Arney.
Sister(s), Elizabeth M. Agnes V. Grace L. Martha M. and Doris E. Arney.
Brother(s), Clarence P. Kenneth, William J. Roy G. and Leonard Arney.
Andrew enlisted the service in Oregon with service number # 20933653.
Andrew was KIA in the fights over the Salamaua Plains (Roosevelt Ridge, New Guinea on Aug. 27, 1943, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge, Marksmanship Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Andrew is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
He also has a Memorial Grave at Belle Passi Cemetery, Woodburn, Marion County, Oregon, USA.
Thanks to,
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
