[2] In 1942, he graduated from the College of William & Mary, and subsequently served as an Ensign in the United States Navy for four years in the Pacific Theatre during World War II.

[1] Andrews served as Chair of the Hampton School Board, leading the city schools through racial integration at a time when other counties and cities were struggling to stop integration as part of a policy of massive resistance.

He wielded enormous clout during the three decades when the Democrats controlled every branch of the state's government, and his power often matched that of the nine governors under whom he served.

"[3] For many years, Andrews served on the Board of Visitors of the College of William & Mary.

[1] Hunter B. Andrews Elementary School in Hampton, Virginia is named for the senator.