Andrew Haldane
| Andrew Haldane | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Andrew Allison Haldane |
| Nickname(s) | Ack Ack |
| Born |
August 22, 1917 Lawrence, Massachusetts |
| Died | October 12, 1944 (aged 27) Hill 140, Peleliu, Palau † |
| Place of burial | Section 12 Site 5367 Arlington National Cemetery |
| Allegiance |
 United States
|
| Service/branch |
 United States Marine Corps
|
| Years of service | 1942–1944 |
| Rank |
 Captain
|
| Unit | King Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (The Old Breed) (Blue Diamond) |
| Battles/wars |
World War II *Guadalcanal Campaign *Battle of Cape Gloucester *Battle of Peleliu |
Andrew Allison Haldane (August 22, 1917 – October 12, 1944), known as Andy and nicknamed "Ack-Ack", was an officer in the United States Marine Corps in the Pacific theatre during World War II. He was shot and killed during the Battle of Peleliu. Haldane is "one of the most revered figures in the history of the U.S. Marines."
Haldane was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts and lived in Methuen, Massachusetts most of his life. He graduated from the Searles High School in 1935. He attended St John’s Prep in Danvers, then Bridgton Academy in Bridgton, Maine.
He graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, where the memory of Captain Haldane is honored annually by presenting the Haldane Cup to the graduating senior who has displayed outstanding qualities of leadership and character. At Bowdoin he was captain of the football team and president of the student council, and he was voted most popular senior in 1940. He became assistant football coach at Bowdoin in October 1941 after graduating that June. He had planned to coach for a season before joining the Marine Corps, but he was called up after coaching for a mere two weeks.
He became a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps in 1942, graduating from the Reserve Officers' Training School in Quantico. He served with the 1st Marine Division on Guadalcanal, and was commanding officer of Company K at Cape Gloucester, where he received the Silver Star for leading hand-to-hand combat in a fight on Walt's Ridge. He led Company K through most of the fight for Peleliu. Haldane was shot by a Japanese sniper on October 12, 1944, while assessing the area of Hill 140 during the Battle of Peleliu in the Palau Islands, three days before the Marines came off the lines. A Sea Scouts Ship was named in his honor at his old college.
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