WWII

Joseph Robert "Bob" Gandy

Rate / Rank
SFC

Birthdate
December 27 1917

Date of Death
February 29 1992

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
August 20 1942 - November 24 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

Central Europe; Normandy; Northern France; Ardennes; Rhineland
European Theater of Operations; September 4, 1943 - November 11, 1945

Significant Duty Stations

Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia. Discharged; Camp Gordon, Georgia.

Decorations & Citations

Meritorious Unit Award
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with bronze arrowhead
Croix DeGuerre; American Campaign Medal; Good Conduct Medal
World War II Victory Medal; Expert (bayonet) Marksman (rifle and carbine)

Notes

SSN 260-40-488. US Army service number 34-358-085. Born; Cairo, Georgia. Owner operator of Bob's Grocery, Cairo for over 40 years. Burial; Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.