McAndrew, James W., MG

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Final Rank
Major General
Last Service Branch
Infantry
Last MOS
1542-Infantry Unit Commander
Last MOS Group
Infantry
Primary Unit
1918-1919, 0002, American Expeditionary Force
Service Years
1888 - 1922
Infantry
Major General
Six Overseas Service Bars

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Home State
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Year of Birth
1862
 
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Casualty Info
Home Town
Hawley

Casualty Date
Apr 30, 1922
 
Cause
Non Hostile- Died of Illness, Other Injury
Reason
Unknown, Not Reported
Location
District Of Columbia
Conflict
World War I
Location of Interment
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) - Arlington, Virginia
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Site 2519

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Army Staff Identification Infantry Shoulder Cord US Army Retired (Pre-2007)


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 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Arlington National Cemetery (VLM)
  1922, National Cemetery Administration (NCA), Arlington National Cemetery (VLM) (Arlington, Virginia)



Mexican Service Campaign (1911-1919)/Pancho Villa Expedition (1916-1917)
From Month/Year
March / 1916
To Month/Year
February / 1917

Description
The Pancho Villa Expedition—now known officially in the United States as the Mexican Expedition but originally referred to as the "Punitive Expedition, U.S. Army"—was a military operation conducted by the United States Army against the paramilitary forces of Mexican revolutionary Francisco "Pancho" Villa from March 14, 1916, to February 7, 1917, during the Mexican Revolution 1910–1920.

The expedition was launched in retaliation for Villa's attack on the town of Columbus, New Mexico, and was the most remembered event of the Border War. The declared objective of the expedition by the Wilson administration was the capture of Villa. Despite successfully locating and defeating the main body of Villa's command, responsible for the raid on Columbus, U.S. forces were unable to prevent Villa's escape and so the main objective of the U.S. incursion was not achieved.

The active search for Villa ended after a month in the field when troops sent by Venustiano Carranza, the head of the Constitutionalist faction of the revolution and now the head of the Mexican government, resisted the U.S. incursion. The Constitutionalist forces used arms at the town of Parral to resist passage of a U.S. Army column. The U.S. mission was changed to prevent further attacks on it by Mexican troops and to plan for war in the eventuality it broke out. When war was averted diplomatically, the expedition remained in Mexico until February 1917 to encourage Carranza's government to pursue Villa and prevent further raids across the border.
   
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
March / 1916
To Month/Year
February / 1917
 
Last Updated:
Mar 16, 2020
   
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