Andrew George Seeds is honored on the following 2 monument(s) in our database:
Kassel Mission (702nd and 703rd Squadron, 445th Bomber Group) Monument
Kassel Mission (Air Battle over the Werra Valley) Information Board -445th Bomber Group
Andrew George Seeds was born on May 2, 1918, in the Bronx, New York. He was the son of Charles W. Seeds. He had been employed by Swift & Company of Trenton before entering military service. He served in the 703rd Bomber Squadron, 445th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Pilot of B-24 #42-110073 during World War II.
On September 27, 1944, B-24J Liberator serial number 42-110073 was lost during a combat mission over Germany while serving with the U.S. Eighth Air Force in the European Theater of Operations. The aircraft was part of the American strategic bombing campaign targeting German industrial and military objectives when it encountered heavy enemy opposition, including fighter interception and anti-aircraft fire. During the intense aerial battle, the bomber was shot down and crashed in enemy-held territory, and its loss was officially documented in a U.S. Army Air Forces Missing Air Crew Report. The destruction of the aircraft occurred during one of the most dangerous phases of the air war over Germany, when American bomber formations regularly suffered severe losses while penetrating heavily defended airspace.
2Lt Seeds was Killed in Action and is now buried in the Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.445bg.org
