World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Andrew Jackson Gandy
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Honored By
John Peterson
HE ENLISTED 21 FEBRUARY 1942; AND GALLANTLY GAVE HIS LIFE ON BOARD CRUISER USS SAN FRANCISCO CA-38 IN A HEROIC GUNNERY ACTION AGAINST JAPANESE TORPEDO PLANES DURING THE BATTLE OF GUADALCANAL, 12-13 NOVEMBER 1942. HE WAS POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED THE NAVY CROSS. USS GANDY DE-764 WAS NAMED IN HIS HONOR.