# Bruce McCandless

> Bruce McCandless I 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.

*United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/bruce-mccandless

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1911-08-12
- **Died:** 1968-01-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 43.7 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 4.8 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [بروس مكندلز](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3_%D9%85%D9%83%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%B2)
- [بروس مكندلز](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3_%D9%85%D9%83%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%B2)
- [Bruce McCandless](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_McCandless)
- [Bruce McCandless](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_McCandless)
- [ブルース・マッカンドレス](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14505387)

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