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Andrew Baldwin
United States Army

United States Army · World War II

Andrew Baldwin

United States Army · World War II

Class of
1942
Enlisted
1942
Branch
US Army

Private First Class Andrew Baldwin was called into Army service in December, 1942. He was placed in the 88th Division of the Field Artillery, stationed at Camp Gruber, OK in 1943. In early 1944, while stationed in Italy with the Battery B. 338, he was reported wounded in action while building a small foot bride across an Italian stream. A German shell exploded, throwing him into the air. He received the Purple Heart for his wounds. He was discharged in November, 1945 from Fort Dix, NJ.

Medals & honors

  • Purple Heart

Military campaign

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