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| death_place = New York City, United States | death_cause = | resting_place = Arlington National Cemetery | resting_place_coordinates = | residence = New York City, Rutherford County, North Carolina | education = | occupation = Upholstery fabric manufacturer, art collector, philanthropist | known_for = Mastercraft Corporation | party = | spouse = Flora | children = Katherine, Nicholas | parents = | relations = | boards = Mastercraft Corporation, Collins & Aikman, Joan Fabrics Corp. | religion = | awards = American Furniture Hall of Fame (2002), DuPont Lifetime Leadership Award (1995) }} Andrew Major (August 18, 1921 – October 15, 2004) was a Hungarian born American businessman called "a preeminent textile pioneer" by the American Furniture Hall of Fame Foundation Inc.〔(American Furniture Hall of Fame Foundation, Inc. )〕 He was President and major shareholder of Mastercraft Corporation in Spindale, North Carolina, a company he built into the largest manufacturer of Jacquard fabrics in the world.〔(Isothermal Community College )〕 〔(Mastercraft Fabrics )〕 ==World War II service== Andrew Major was educated in Switzerland and England. Following the rise of Nazi Germany and Antisemitism, he came to Canada while still in his teens them moved to the United States in 1940. During World War II, he served in the Pacific Theater with the United States Army, 96th Infantry Division. For his actions during combat in the Philippines and Okinawa, he received the Combat Infantryman Badge and Bronze Star Medal.〔(Arlington National Cemetery )〕 〔(Arlington Cemetery.net )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrew Major」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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