Col. Andrew Gowen Lindsay

Manila Times
Manila, Phillipines
November 13, 1949

Miss Olga Dankevich and Captain Andrew G. Lindsay were married yesterday morning at the Holy Trinity Church with the Rev. Philaret Astranhansky officiating. The wedding was a lovely double-ring, Russian Orthodox ceremony conducted in the Russian language.

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Lewiston Daily Sun
Lewiston, Maine
November 7, 1969
p. 2

Col. Andrew Lindsay

MONMOUTH -- Col. Andrew Gowen Lindsay, 53, U.S. Air Force (ret.), 5593 Camino Cerralvo, Santa Barbara, Calif., died Monday in Santa Barbara Hospital after a long illness. Military services were held Thursday at 10 a.m. in Santa Barbara with an Air Force chaplain officiating. Burial was in Santa Barbara Cemetery.

Col. Lindsay was born Nov. 4, 1915, in Monmouth and graduated from Monmouth Academy in 1932 and from the U of M Orono, in June of 1940. In February of 1941, he volunteered for military duty in the U.S. Army at Augusta. Col. Lindsay served in Europe during World War II and was awarded many military decorations. He married Olga Elena Dankevich on Nov. 12, 1949 in Manila, Philippines. Col. Lindsay was placed on temporary disability retirement due to ill health in February 1967 when they moved to Santa Barbara. He was a member of the Retired Officers Club in Santa Barbara and the Masonic Lodge, Monmouth. He served as president of the Rancho del Ciervo Homeowners Assn. in Goleta Valley. At the time of his death, Col. Lindsay was writing a book on his experiences with the French Underground during World War II.

Surviving are his widow, a daughter, Lydia, and a son, Daniel, all of Santa Barbara; and two brothers, Albert H. of Stony Brook, N.Y. and Gordon L. of West Haven, Conn.

  Events

• He appeared on the census in 1920 in Monmouth, Kennebec County, Maine. He lived in the household of his parents.

• He appeared on the census in 1930 in Monmouth, Kennebec County, Maine. He lived in the household of his parents.

• He appeared on the census in 1940 at 97 Main Street in Monmouth, Kennebec County, Maine. He lived in the household of his parents.

• He was educated at University of Maine in 1941 in Orono, Penobscot County, Maine.

• He served in the military during World War II. He enlisted at Portland, Maine 6 February 1941. He was shot down in action over occupied Europe in August of 1943.

• He had a residence in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California.

• His Social Security Number was 006-16-9257.

Andrew married Olga Elena Dankevich, daughter of Rev. Alexis Dankevich and Victoria Zemba, 12 November 1949 in Manila, Philippines.²⁵⁴³ (Olga Elena Dankevich was born 11 November 1919 in Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire,²⁵⁴⁵ died 21 February 2004 ²⁵⁴⁵ and was buried 25 February 2004 in Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California at Santa Barbara Cemetery ²⁵⁴⁵.)