Joseph McAndrew

Joseph McAndrew
At West Point in 1904
Profile
PositionEnd
Personal information
Born(1879-10-02)October 2, 1879
Osage Mills, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedAugust 13, 1963(1963-08-13) (aged 83)
Concord, North Carolina, U.S.
Career information
CollegeArmy (1902)
Awards and highlights
All-American (1902)

Joseph Alexander McAndrew (October 2, 1879 – August 13, 1963) was an American football player and an officer in the United States Army.

Biography

Joseph McAndrew was born in Osage Mills, Arkansas on October 2, 1879.[1] He attended the United States Military Academy, where he played at the end position for the Army football team from 1901 to 1903.[2] He was selected by The Post-Standard (Syracuse, New York) as a first-team end on the 1902 College Football All-America Team.[3]

After graduating from the Military Academy, McAndrew served in the infantry, United States Army, attaining the rank of colonel.[4] He received a Distinguished Service Medal for his service as the director of the infantry specialists school at Langres, France, during World War I.[1] From 14 May 1937 to 15 March 1938, Col. McAndrew was the Commander, US Army Forces in China.[5]

He died in Bentonville, Arkansas on August 10, 1963.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Joseph Alexander McAndrew". Military Times. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  2. ^ The Howitzer: The Yearbook of the United States Corps of Cadets. United States Military Academy. 1904. p. 48. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  3. ^ "The All-American Team For the Season of 1902". The Post-Standard. November 24, 1902. p. 3. Retrieved July 30, 2022 – via NewspaperArchive.
  4. ^ George Cullum (1920). Biographical Register of the Officers and Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. Seeman & Peters. p. 1131 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Clay, LTC Steven E. (2010). "U.S. Army Order of Battle, 1919-1941" (PDF). US Army University Press.