Arthur L. Andrews

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Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Arthur L. "Bud" Andrews was the seventh Chief Master Sergeant appointed to the highest Non-commissioned officer position in the United States Air Force.

Chief Andrews was born in Boston, Massachusetts, where he attended Cathedral of Holy Cross, Bancroft and Rice Public Schools, and English High School. He enlisted in the Air Force in January 1953 and completed basic military training at Sampson Air Force Base, New York in April 1953, where he began 12 years as an air policeman, including eight years as an investigator. After a short tour at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, he was assigned to bases in Texas, North Africa, California, Florida, Japan, and South Carolina. He later cross-trained into the first sergeant career field. As a first sergeant, he was assigned to bases in Florida, Southeast Asia, California, Mississippi, Hawaii, and Massachusetts. Chief Andrews served as Senior Enlisted Advisor for Electronic Systems Division, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, and Air Force Systems Command, Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.

CMSAF Andrews served in the position of Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force from August 1981 to July 1983. He died on 26 October 1996.

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This article incorporates text from http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=4533, a public domain work of the United States Government.

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Preceded by James M. McCoy

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force 1981–1983

Succeeded by Sam E. Parish