Byron McCandless
Military Person
1881 – 1967
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Who was Byron McCandless?
Commodore Byron McCandless was a longtime U.S. Navy officer who was awarded the Navy Cross during World War I and the Legion of Merit during World War II. He was also prominent in the field of vexillology, and helped design two separate versions of the Flag of the President of the United States. He was the father of Bruce McCandless, also a naval officer, and the grandfather of NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless II.
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- Born
- Sep 5, 1881
Endicott - Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Naval Academy
- Naval War College
- Colorado School of Mines
- Died
- May 30, 1967
Mariposa
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on July 23, 2013
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