Andy married Ann Margaret Byrne of Wayside Farm, Phoenixville on May 24th, 1940. They had two children: Andrew and Ann. After the birth of his son, Andy moved his family temporally to Houston Texas as an expeditor for M. H. McCloskey Construction Company. Andy worked in the shipbuilding industry, a vital industry, and as such received an exemption from the draft in the early part of the war. Later the deferment was withdrawn as war production reached it’s maximum, so Andy decided to enlist, but was drafted before he had the chance. He was drafted into service in the Army on October 16th, 1943.
After basic training, Andy was assigned to serve with the Company K, 357th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division. His division shipped overseas to England in April, 1944 for the Liberation of Europe. They landed at Utah Beach on June 6th and moved inland achieving their objectives.