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Personal info

Full name
GANDY, Guy E
Date of birth
5 July 1916
Age
26
Place of birth
Wilson, Carter County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Carter County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
18085234
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
Engineer
Unit
67th Bombardment Squadron,
44th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
22 March 1943
Place of death
In the vicinity of Alte Mellum Island, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Lee Gandy (father)
Texie V. Gandy (mother)
Ruby Gandy (sister)
Owen C. Gandy (brother)
George W. Gandy (brother)
Leroy Gandy (brother)
Travis R. Gandy (brother)
Ernestine Gandy (sister)
Earnest G. Gandy (brother)
Jocie L. Gandy (sister)
Bonnie Gandy (sister)
Bill M. Gandy (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
41-23832
Data
Type: B-24
Destination: Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 15585

More information

T/Sgt Guy E. Gandy worked at the Healdton oil field, spent 18 months on a ranch in California and worked with his uncle in a trucking business.

The aircraft was badly damaged from enemy fighters. All crew members bailed out about 10 minutes away from the target area into the North Sea. They came all down in the vicinity of Alte Mellum Island, but into the water.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, WWII Draft Cards, 1920,1930 US Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Daily Oklahoman - 15 August 1943