Sec. 586. Recognition of service of Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews
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The Senate makes the following findings: Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews was born in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1884, and graduated from the United States Military Academy, West Point, in 1906, where he received a commission in the cavalry. In 1917, Lieutenant General Andrews was transferred to the aviation section of the Army Signal Corps, where he commanded various airfields around the United States, serving in a number of leadership positions, including— Commander of the Advanced Flying School at Kelly Field in Texas;
Commander of the 1st Pursuit Group at Selfridge Field in Michigan; and Chief of the Army Air Corps’ Training and Operations Division. Following World War I, Lieutenant General Andrews served as the Air Officer for the Army of Occupation in Germany. In 1935, Lieutenant General Andrews was selected to command the new General Headquarters Aviation, where he had oversight of all Air Corps units and led the development of the Army Air Force. In 1939, Lieutenant General Andrews was chosen as Army G3, the Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations and Training, making him responsible for preparing operational plans for the entire Army for the impending war.
During World War II, Lieutenant General Andrews led a number of global critical commands, the only general to command 3 theaters of operations during the war, serving as commander of— the Caribbean Defense Command, which held responsibility for defending the United States’ southern borders; all United States forces in the Middle East, where he helped to defeat Rommel’s Afrika Corps; and all United States troops in the European Theater of Operation, where he succeeded General Dwight D.
Eisenhower and oversaw plans for the future invasion of Western Europe. Lieutenant General Andrews was killed in an B–24 bomber crash during an inspection tour of Iceland. A number of Lieutenant General Andrews’ colleagues and subordinates have been posthumously promoted to the rank of four-star general for their contributions during World War II. Lieutenant General Andrews was considered one of General Douglas MacArthur’s great captains due to his strong leadership capabilities, which empowered future leaders to lead United States ground and air forces to victory during World War II.
Joint Base Andrews, a United States military base previously known as Andrews Air Force Base, was named for Lieutenant General Andrews on February 7, 1945, for his leadership as commander of the Air Force General Headquarters and Commanding General of the United States forces in the European Theater of Operations. In addition to Joint Base Andrews, additional military facilities and installations were named after Lieutenant General Andrews for his contribution to the United States forces, including— Royal Air Force
(RAF)Andrews Field, a former RAF station, in England; Andrews Avenue, a major road leading to the Philippines’ International Airport in Metro Manila, Philippines; and Andrews Theater, a theater previously serving the Naval Air Station Keflavik in Iceland. Lieutenant General Andrews is considered one of the founders of the United States Army Air Forces, known today as the United States Air Force, due to his efforts to pursue and empower a separate and independent Air Force. Lieutenant General Andrews served honorably in the United States military for over 37 years. Lieutenant General Andrews is considered one of the United States’ key military commanders of World War II. The Senate honors and recognizes Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews for— his 37 years of loyal service to the United States Army and Army Air Corps; his heroic leadership during World War I and World War II; and his lasting legacy and selfless sacrifice on behalf of the United States.