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Air Force
Master Sergeant Evander Andrews, 36, of Solon, Maine was killed October
10, 2001, in a forklift accident while helping in the construction of an
airstrip in the Persian Gulf emirate Qatar. He entered the Air Force out
of high school and was assigned to the 366th Civil Engineer Squadron from
Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho.
He was working in the Middle East as part of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). He was a heavy equipment operator and was part of an effort to build an airfield in support of ongoing military operations. His death was the first associated with Operation Enduring Freedom. He was buried in Arlington Cemetery. He leaves behind a wife and four children, ages 9, 6, 4, and 2.
Websites Honoring MSgt Evander Andrews. Legacy Book for Evander Andrews. Evander Andrews. Arlington Cemetery. Evander Andrews - Fallen Heroes of Operation Enduring Freedom. Faces of the Fallen. The Washington Post.
October 12, 2001. "Maine native is casualty". Portsmouth Herald. October 12, 2001. "War's first American casualty was man of faith, pastor says". Baptist Press News. October 26, 2001. "First American casualty of "Enduring Freedom" honored at Arlington". DC Military. December 6, 2001. "Master Sgt. Evander Earl Andrews". Fox News.
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