This was what General Patton declared after inspecting the 761st Tank Battalion in 1944, on the eve of their baptism of fire. The renowned military leader was merely reflecting the prevailing opinion ...

A World War II Veteran and member of the only black tank battalion during the war has died, News 5 has learned. Robert Andry died on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, at 99 years old. According to The Digital ...

Andry is mostly known for that military service. His military career involved serving in the 761st Tank Battalion as a tank crewman in General George Patton’s Third Army. Andry’s service in ...

Robert Curtis Andry, a World War II veteran from Mobile County, has passed away at the age of 99. Andry, who would have ...

Nineteen women from Maryland served during World War II in the 6888th Battalion, the predominantly black postal unit now the subject of the blockbuster film “The Six Triple Eight.” Maryland Matters is ...

The funeral is scheduled for WWII veteran Cpl. Robert C. Andry, one of the last remaining members in Alabama of the famed ...

Andry died last Thursday, just two months shy of his 100th birthday. But not before garnering a list of accolades. Corpora ...

The life and legacy of U.S. Army Corporal Robert Curtis Andry, a Buffalo Soldier and WWII hero, are celebrated in Mount Vernon.

and one of the last remaining members in Alabama of the 761st black tank battalion of World War II. “He was 17 years old when he went into the service and most black men during that time came ...

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