Francis A. Dales
Military Person
1923 – 2003
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Who was Francis A. Dales?
Francis A. Dales 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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- Born
- Dec 3, 1923
- Also known as
- Francis Dales
- Education
- United States Merchant Marine Academy
- Died
- Mar 29, 2003
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on July 23, 2013
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