In May 1948, a
Sea Scouts unit ("ship") sponsored by Bowdoin College was named in Haldane's honor. He is honored annually by presentation of the Haldane Cup to the graduating senior at Bowdoin College who has displayed outstanding qualities of leadership and character. The Haldane Cup was established through a 1945 donation of $275 sent to the college from Marine colleagues of Haldane who had also attended Bowdoin.
In memoirs With the Old Breed Eugene Sledge, a
mortar-man in Company K, describes what happened to his company's commander in his book,
With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa: At the time of Captain Haldane's death, the bulk of Company K was operating with its parent battalion
(3/5) on Hill 140 within the Umurbrogol Pocket. In an attempt to orient himself to the strange terrain his company was occupying, Haldane was peeking over a ridge and was shot by a Japanese sniper and was killed instantly. Capt. Andy Haldane wasn't an idol. He was human. But he commanded our individual destinies under the most trying conditions with the utmost compassion. We knew he could never be replaced. He was the finest Marine officer I ever knew. The loss of many close friends grieved me deeply on Peleliu and Okinawa. But to all of us the loss of our company commander at Peleliu was like losing a parent we depended upon for security – not our physical security, because we knew that was a commodity beyond our reach in combat, but our mental security.... So ended the outstanding combat career of a fine officer who had distinguished himself at Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, and Peleliu. We had lost our leader and our friend. Our lives would never be the same. But we turned back to the ugly business at hand. Haldane was portrayed by actor Scott Gibson in the 2010
HBO miniseries
The Pacific, which is partially based on
With the Old Breed.
Islands of the Damned Romus "R.V." Burgin, the senior mortar-man of Sledge's mortar squad in Company K, also speaks highly of Captain Haldane in his own memoir,
Islands of the Damned: A Marine at War in the Pacific: Everybody was warning them not to show their heads over the top. Jap snipers on the far side were alert, and deadly. But someone needed to see what was beyond the hill in order to direct the battalion's fire.... Second Battalion's own machine gunners were dug in so low, they could hardly see what they were shooting at. They had to sight their guns by looking under the barrels. This was not satisfactory to Captain Haldane, who was himself an old machine gunner. He slithered forward a few feet and cautiously raised his head. Everybody heard a sharp
thwack and knew instantly what it meant. Those who were close enough said his head just exploded. There was no point in even calling for a
corpsman. == Awards ==