Wallace Albert Bandy was born on July 19, 1880, in Sandy Hook, Elliot County, Kentucky to William H. Bandy and Sarah Howard (see Sam’s Notes).

He received his education in the public schools and the high school at Sandy Hook, and later took a special course in law and attended one term in military training school.

He enlisted on July 21, 1898, into the U.S. Army, Company H of the 4^th Kentucky Infantry during the Spanish American war, serving in the Philippines and Hawaii. He was discharged from the regiment on February 12, 1899 as a private. Continue reading →