He then spent some time at the Harvard Business School before joining the US Navy for the remainder of World War II.

[6] While a supply officer in the Navy, he noticed sailors being taught knitting and needlepoint as part of recuperative therapy.

Thinking that men would prefer leatherwork to needlework, he established a system of craft work for hospitalized service personnel.

[5] Tandy said “We’re not looking for the guy who wants to spend his entire paycheck on a sound system”, rather RadioShack sought customers "looking to save money by buying cheaper goods and improving them through modifications and accessorizing", making it common among "nerds" and "kids aiming to excel at their science fairs".

[5] Tandy died of a heart attack in his sleep on 4 November 1978, and was buried at Greenwood Memorial Park in Fort Worth, Texas.