Biographical Note
Edgar D. Andrews was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 26th, 1890, to George and Sarah Andrews. He enlisted in the Massachusetts National Guard and was mobilized into the United States Army's American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) during World War I. As a corporal, he served as a runner and machine gunner with Company A, 102nd Machine Gun Battalion, 26th Division. After training at Fort Devens, Massachusetts, he was deployed to France in 1917, and saw combat at Chateau Thierry. While serving in France, Andrews was injured and was hospitalized. He returned to the United States in 1919. After his return to the United States, he married Margaret Nichols and had two children, George and Sarah. Andrews became a stockbroker, owning and operating his own brokerage in Ipswich, Massachusetts. He died on April 19th, 1974.