Berry left his position as Professor of Mathematics at Lawrence College to become a civilian operations analyst for the Air Force in East Asia. He developed a flexible mount which improved sight lines for gunners on B-24 bombers.

Andrew Berry teaches class at Lawrence College, circa 1955
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Berry taught mathematics at Lawrence from 1935 until his retirement in 1974. He died at the age of 91 on January 13, 1998.

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Andrew Berry works for the 13th Air Force on the island of Guadalcanal, 1944
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Major Harry Mathos presents Andrew Berry with a Medal of Freedom, September 19, 1946. Nathan Pusey, President of Lawrence College, stands between Berry and Mathos.
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The Army awarded Berry a Medal of Freedom for civilian service in a
combat zone.

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Andrew Berry's medal of freedom, 1946
Loan from Lawrence University