Bruce McCandless

Bruce McCandless
Born	(1911-08-12)August 12, 1911 Washington, DC
Died	January 24, 1968(1968-01-24) (aged 56) Washington, DC
Place of burial	US Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Maryland
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1928–1952
Rank	Rear admiral
Battles / wars	World War II Attack on Pearl Harbor Naval Battle of Guadalcanal Battle of Okinawa Battle of Iwo Jima Battle of Cape Esperance Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign Battle of the Aleutian Islands Solomon Islands campaign
Awards	Medal of Honor Silver Star Purple Heart
Spouse(s)	Sue Worthington Bradley
Relations	Commodore Byron McCandless, USN (father) Captain Bruce McCandless II, USN, NASA (son) Sue Worthington McCandless Wooldridge (daughter) Rosemary van Linde McCandless (daughter) Douglas Montrose McCandless (son) Sir Henry Hudson Kitson OBE (maternal great uncle) Captain Willis W. Bradley, USN (father-in-law) Sue Worthington Bradley (mother-in-law)

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 on 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 incident, the McCanles family changed their name to McCandless and moved to Florence, Colorado.