Harry L. Andrews Papers

Collection — Container: Single Folder Collections - 2000 Box 5 (00.0118-00.0139), Folder: 00.0134-Folder 1

Identifier: 00.0134

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection relates to Harry L. Andrews who served as a U.S. naval officer aboard the USS LST-569 during WWII in the Pacific Theater of Operations. This collection contains a letter from Andrews to Dr. William Oldson in which he describes the route his ship takes throughout World War II. The USS LST-569 initially departed from New Orleans on 29 May 1944 and ended in Shanghai, China before being transferred.

Dates

Created: 1944-1946
Other: Date acquired: 05/13/2000

Creator

Andrews, Harry L. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Biographical or Historical Information

Born on April 29, 1924, in Brooklyn NY, Harry L. Andrews was the first of nine children born to Harry Andrews and Natalia Seniw. His parents emigrated from Ukraine in the early 1900s and settled in Brooklyn where they had a tailor shop. He served as a naval officer aboard the USS LST-569 during WWII. Harry Lubomir Andrews passed away on September 20, 2011, at Eden Meadows, Oshkosh, WI.

Extent

1.00 folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Source of Acquisition

Harry L. Andrews

Method of Acquisition

Donated

Processing Information

Entered 08/30/2018

Subjects

Container Ship Routes Subject Source: Local sources
Landing craft Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
New Orleans (La.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--China Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945--China--Shanghai Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Ocean--Naval operations, American Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings