John Andruszkiewiez (Andrews), was born 1/7/1922, in Boston, MA.  Enlisted as an AAF Cadet in January 1942.  After his commissioning in Sept. 1942 he flew with then LT. James Stewart (the actor).  Joined the 349^th BG (B-26) at McDill, FL in Oct. 1942.  Trained for torpedo dropping at Lakeland, FL Jan. 1943 and staged for Alaska at Lake Charles, LA March 1943.  All crews were shipped as replacements to the 42^nd wing in Sedrata, N. Africa.  He flew 40 missions in Tunisia and Sardinia bombing French and Italian Riviera.  Injured while bombing Rome, Italy.  Supported Anzio beach landing.  Memorable mission was the Island of Panteleria, then seeing the results in newsreel in Tunis Theater in Tunisia.

After WWII, assigned to the 19^th BG, Clark AFB, Manila P.I.  Once as they approached Clark at low level they saw tracer bullets fired from weapons by the rebel Huks.

In March 1946, after surviving a flat spin in a B-29 over the China Sea he decided to leave the AF as a captain and return to TX to his wife of one year.  Did his pre-med work at Texas Tech in Lubbock and graduated in May 1950 at Chicago, IL as an optometrist.  At the age of 69, he had been in solo practice for the past 42 years in Plainview, TX.