Andrew Jackson Gandy

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Seaman Second Class Andrew Jackson Gandy was born 20 October 1924 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Contents 1 Awarded the Navy Cross 2 Namesake 3 See also 4 References

[edit] Awarded the Navy Cross

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.

[edit] Namesake

USS Gandy (DE-764) was named in his honor. The ship was launched 12 December 1943 by the Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Tampa, Florida; sponsored by Miss Ruby Gandy, sister of Seaman Gandy; and, commissioned at Tampa 7 February 1944.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

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