Andrew Wesley Hull

Andrew ‘Andy’ Wesley Hull, 76, of Alexandria, Virginia, passed away unexpectedly on January 13, 2024, after a short illness. Andy was born on February 22, 1947, to Harry and Virginia [Burns] Hull in Indianapolis, Indiana. He received a Bachelor of Arts (with honors) degree in Political Science from Adrian College in Adrian, Michigan, in 1968 and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Kentucky’s William Andrew Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce in Lexington, Kentucky, in 1973. He enlisted and served in the U.S. Army from 1969 to 1972, conducting counterintelligence assessments supporting the U.S. Army’s Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence. After his Army service, he worked at Battelle Memorial Laboratories from 1973 to 1980, examining the former Soviet Union’s military-industrial complex. In 1981, Andy joined the BETAC corporation, where he examined a number of strategic warfighting capabilities of the former Soviet Union until 1984. He spent the majority of his professional career at the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) in Alexandria, Virginia, where he provided 37 years of dedicated service to the Nation. He was an internationally recognized expert on military technology available on the world’s arms markets and traveled extensively, covering defense exhibitions in over 30 countries. He provided the results of his research to senior leadership in the Department of Defense, and his work contributed significantly to the Nation’s security. He served as a valuable mentor to others, selflessly offering his time and experience so that they may grow as people and professionals. Andy was also a published author of numerous magazine articles and books, including one of the first English language histories on “Soviet/Russian Armor and Artillery Design Practices: 1945 to Present,” which he co-authored with Steven Zaloga and David Markov in 1999. In 2021, he retired and spent his time following the University of Kentucky’s basketball and football programs, collecting watches, colonial furniture, cufflinks, and fashionable ties, and going to Walt Disney World in Florida. Andy was predeceased by his parents, Harry and Virginia Hull. He was survived by his cousins Caroline [McMeekin] Daggitt of Bethesda, Maryland, and John McMeekin of Northville, Michigan. Andy had many lifelong friends who were his extended family and who were a great joy to him throughout his life: Robert ‘Bob’ and Rosalind Bovey, David Markov, Jason Dechant, Theresa ‘Tiki” Mitchell, and James ‘Jim’ Fleury, all from Virginia and his long-time friend and fellow soldier Peter Mather from Arizona. A memorial service will be held at Jefferson Funeral Chapel in Alexandria, Virginia, on Monday, February 12, 2024, 11AM. After the service, interment will occur at 1:30PM at the National Memorial Cemetery at Quantico, located at 18424 Joplin Road in Triangle, Virginia. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in memory of Andy assisting currently serving servicemembers and wounded veterans through the United Service Organization (USO) [https://secure.uso.org/] and Wounded Warrior Project [https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/], both organizations Andy supported throughout his life.

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Andrew Wesley Hull

February 22, 1947 - January 13, 2024