Luncheon - The United States Navy on Yerba Buena Island and Treasure Island

Monday, March 2, 2020
11:30 AM 1:30 PM 11:30 13:30

San Francisco Italian Athletic Club 1630 Stockton Street San Francisco, CA, 94133 United States (map)

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RADM Thomas L. Andrews, III, Supply Corps, USN (Ret)

For nearly 100 years, the US Navy maintained a presence in the middle of San Francisco Bay, first on Yerba Buena Island, then, after the closure of the Golden Gate International Exposition in late 1940, on the adjacent Treasure Island. RADM Tom Andrews has condensed Professor Jim Sullivan’s nearly one hour long presentation into a brief 20 minute presentation wherein he will attempt to capture the rich and dynamic history of the Navy on Yerba Buena and Treasure Islands. This presentation is being made in support of the Treasure Island Museum, where RADM Andrews is a Director of the Treasure Island Museum Association.

Rear Admiral Andrews retired from the Navy on October 1, 2008, after a career in the Active and Reserve Components that spanned 31.5 years. He was commissioned through the Naval ROTC program at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1977. After completing the Navy Supply Corps School in Athens, Georgia, he reported to USS Roanoke (AOR-7) where he served as Disbursing and Retail Sales Officer, then Food Service Officer through two Western Pacific deployments, including four months in the Indian Ocean during the Iranian Hostage Conflict. From 1980 until 1982, RADM Andrews was assigned as a Contracting Officer at DLA DPSC Defense Subsistence Region Pacific in Alameda, California, where he was responsible for procurement of all Brand Name Subsistence for commissaries in the western United States and the Pacific theater.
RADM Andrews affiliated with the Navy Reserve immediately following active duty in 1982. His early Reserve assignments included tours with FISC Oakland, DCASMA San Bruno, and Special Boat Unit 11. While Supply Officer of SBU 11, he was recalled to active duty for Operation Desert Storm as the Assistant Logistics Officer for the Oaknoll Naval Hospital in Oakland, California. His more recent Reserve assignments prior to selection as a Flag Officer included command of Cargo Handling Battalion 3, MTMC B320, DLA DCST DOT San Joaquin and AIRPAC Supply 0294. He was promoted to Flag rank in August 2002, and was promoted to his current rank of Rear Admiral (Upper Half) in November 2004. As a Flag Officer, RADM Andrews held the positions of Deputy Commander for Reserve Program Support of the Naval Supply Systems Command; Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Fleet Supply and Ordnance for COMPACFLT; Commander, Naval Logistics Forces Korea; and Commander, Logistics Task Force, Pacific.
Upon retirement from the Navy, RADM Andrews returned to the General Services Administration where he recently retired from his position as the Director of the Acquisition Management Division for the Pacific Rim Region. Previously, RADM Andrews worked for Coit Tower Realty, Inc., Calfox, Inc., the GSA, The Yarmouth Group, Inc. and Price Waterhouse. RADM Andrews is a Certified Public Accountant, though not currently in practice, and has received the real estate designations of Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) and Real Property Administrator (RPA).
In addition to his BS in Commerce (specialty in Accounting) from the University of Virginia, RADM Andrews received his MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1987. He counts golfing, skiing, bicycling and SCUBA diving among his outdoor passions. He is married to Lillian Etcheverry of San Rafael, California, and currently makes his home in Novato, California.