Bruce McCandless
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Died when: 56 years 165 days (677 months)Star Sign: Leo
Bruce McCandless I (August 12, 1911 – January 24, 1968) was an officer of United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor during World War II for his heroism on board USS San Francisco, during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, November 13, 1942.
He retired with the rank of Rear Admiral.McCandless was the father of NASA astronaut, Captain Bruce McCandless II, USN (Ret).
Additionally, Admiral McCandless was the great-grandson of David Colbert McCanles of the Rock Creek Station, Nebraska, shoot-out with Wild Bill Hickok.
After that, the McCanles family changed its name to McCandless and moved to Florence, Colorado.
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