This article was found in Golden Andra’s family history book. I haven’t seen it before. The top of the pages simply say “LDS NAVAL CHAPLAINS” and the next page has “FOR GOD AND COUNTRY” which I expect is probably the name. I couldn’t find one that seemed to quite fit. This article shows on pages 39 and 40.

“One must learn in life to accept personal responsibility and the consequences of the decisions one makes. One LDS marine on Guam did just that, and, by doing so, shored his character. Chaplain A. Gifford Jackson had the following experience.

“During 1944 on Guam, Chaplain Gifford Jackson met Bill Andra, a very devoted Latter-day Saint. During Bill’s spare time, he would go to headquarters and look through the service records of the men of the 3rd Marine Division. He would list the names and units of all those who came from Utah, Idaho, and Arizona. He would then seek them out to find out if they were members of the Church, his purpose being to get all Mormons to the 3rd Marine Division LDS Services.

“One evening, Bill received the assignment to police the mess line. During each meal, enlisted personnel policed the “chow line” to insure that there was no fighting or breaking into line. Usually, there were no problems, but on that particular evening a fight broke out in the line causing a great commotion. Because of the disturbance, Bill’s commanding officer got involved and wanted to see the man who had been assigned to police the line. He learned that Bill Andra had not reported for duty that evening. He proceeded to investigate the matter by calling Bill to his office to get the facts.

“”Bill, why weren’t you on duty policing the “chow line” last night?”

“”I’m sorry sir, I was at headquarters looking through some records and became so involved I didn’t realize the time.”

“”I’m going to have to punish you, Bill, for not reporting to duty. You are going to have to spend some time in the Brig.”

“Bill went to the brig, but while there got a call to report to the commanding general. In the deivision Bill was a barber and he always cut the general’s hair. He reported to the general and as he cut his hair, the general said, “Bill, why didn’t you tell me you were in trouble? I would have helped you.”

“”Well, General, I made a mistake, and a person has to pay for his mistakes. I wasn’t where I ought to have been and for that I was punished. I got exactly what I deserved.

“Bill’s honesty impressed the general so much that he made Bill Andra his orderly, the best assignment in the division.

The page then goes on with a story of Merrill Bickmore: Life after Death. Since it is not complete, I won’t include it as well.