Lt. Col. Arthur Allan Andraitis, USAF, Ret.
April 20, 1931 - April 2, 2015
Lt. Col. Arthur Allan Andraitis, 83, passed away Thursday morning April 2nd following a brief illness. He was born in Ohio and has lived in Vallejo, California for the past 3 years. Arthur was an Intelligence Officer with the United States Air Force for 24 years. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in forestry from the University of Idaho-Moscow and at-tended Officer Training School at Offutt AFB in Omaha, Nebraska. He was a decorated veteran and served his country from 1955-1978. He is survived by his children Sally Ann (husband Joseph Edward) Smiell and Ted (wife Shima) Andre and his grandchildren Franz Joseph, Johann Christian Amadeus, and Johannes Antonin Smiell. He was preceded in death by his wife Gretchen Gloria Andraitis and his sister Susan Jane Sloat. Burial with full Military Honors will be at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, beginning at 9am at the Old Post Chapel, Fort Myer, with Pastor Wayne Lehrer and the Air Force Chaplain presiding.
Lt. Col. Arthur Allan Andraitis, 83, passed away Thursday morning April 2nd following a brief illness. He was born in Ohio and has lived in Vallejo, California for the past 3 years. Arthur was an Intelligence Officer with the United States... View Obituary & Service Information