Francis A. Dales
American sailor
Died when: 79 years 116 days (951 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Francis Alonzo Dales (December 3, 1923 – March 29, 2003) was a cadet midshipman in the U.S.Merchant Marine Academy who served on the freighter SS Santa Elisa, and subsequently the tanker SS Ohio, during Operation Pedestal, a convoy to the besieged island of Malta in the Second World War.
For his actions defending the convoy, considered one of the most important British strategic victories of the war, he was awarded the Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal.
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