World War II Honoree

Ralph Solomon Gordy

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Kemah, Texas

Honored By

Walter Lawrence

Relationship

Cousin

ENTERED THE SERVICE IN SEPTEMBER, 1942 AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN OCTOBER, 1945. WAS TRAINED AT TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA AND KEESLER FIELD, MISSISSIPPI AND HE JOINED A CREW IN CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA AS A FLIGHT ENGINEER. DEPLOYED TO THE 453RD BOMB GROUP, 735TH BOMB SQUADRON IN OLD BUCKINGHAM, ENGLAND, WHERE HE FLEW 23 MISSIONS PRIOR TO THE END OF THE WAR IN A B-24 BOMBER 'HEAVY', NAMED WANDERING WANDA. HE RECEIVED THE AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS MEDAL. HE HELD THE RANK OF TECHNICAL SERGEANT.