Bruce McCandless II
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Bruce McCandless II
b. Jun 8, 1937 — d. Dec 21, 2017
LIFE FORM
Gender
Rank
United States Navy Captain
MISSIONS
2
TIME IN SPACE
13D:00H:31M
SPACEWALKS
2
SPACEWALK TIME
00D:12H:12M
Bruce McCandless II
140
Bruce McCandless II
b. Jun 8, 1937 — d. Dec 21, 2017
LIFE FORM
Gender
Rank
United States Navy Captain
MISSIONS
2
TIME IN SPACE
13D:00H:31M
SPACEWALKS
2
SPACEWALK TIME
00D:12H:12M
WIKIPEDIA EXCERPT
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, November 13, 1942. He retired with the rank of Rear Admiral. McCandless was the father of NASA astronaut, Captain Bruce McCandless II, USN. 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.