Andrew L Foreman (DE 633) - Naval Cruise Book

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eppreclatlqn of what lt took to make Je sacrlflce, the edltor of tale volume feels altogether flttlng that.1t be dedlcated to Ens1Hn Andrew'Lee Foreman EpSlgH Andrew Lee Foremannwes born ln Berkele C31lfOPDl3 on September 25, 1920, and was killed 15 305103 on December l,.l9hZ, ln the Battle of the ,Solomon Islands. Enslgn Foreman was awarded the Navy Cross post uumousJy'w1th the followlng cltetlon 'For ex+ eordlnery horo1sm.es asslstant to the Jamagf tonirol Ofilcer ebeord an lwericen war shlp QHfJQg 9CtlOH asalnst en my Jtponese forces off Save Island on The HlgHT of Noxewber 30, L9L2 Wnen hls shlp was struck by torpedo Eerwerd, Ensign Fo eman, with mite? Ql regard For hls own personal safety, remelsed ff Cent ol Station to -Qee O lst 13 the control of dtm,ge un' P11 he f1de7TJ,f1ceumbed to QP asoh YL teng gas WhlCh had bCe1 generated by the explosvtt eH1s eourageous Sblfll of self S8CTlf1C6, melnoenned above and eefond the C311-bf duty, was ln Keep- ing with the highest traditions of the United 'e StatesaNaval Service. He sallantly gave up his fe ln the defense of his country.N e Q t 3 Q, ,. ' ,Iv , , ., ,,,g .. A-sg,:'f-AL-'1 K .,3+?'f Q' -'- qi-.,,,.. . LA ' H . ,,,, H . , ..-- --a..... 1 1f.Qg::,,,1,-2-- - ,.'-V.,,., V ..- Y-

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ABOUT'EHE FOREMRN Q keel of the Foremen'was lald down at the LH Franclsco ya prporatlon. rd of the Bethlehem Steel as constructed by the Bethlehem Steel ne'w orporatlon, under the supervlslon of the Fran upervlsor of Shlpbulldlng, USN, San o Ca taln C O Kell. he W s asslsted lsc , p y Commander CSC. Cwrmmne, USN, and Lleut nent H H Sanford, of the Destroyer Es ort Pre CONmlbSlODlHg Det 11 burlng her construction, the Foremnn'was 90 tnown to the bu1ld1n5 ynrd a huIl 53 Phe shlp was given under the co.mand of r 'Q -o ton gaeutenmnt Commander Charles A Mans , W JSNR and placed 1n commlsslon -t lo3O ' on the afternoon Ol 22 October 1953, by I order of the Secretary of thc Nevy 1 cl pp-. .:' -.,-:.E.:..v+1