Byron McCandless
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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 vexillo
Byron McCandless in 1941
McCandless in 1915.
The jeheemy, invented by McCandless
Presidential seal print, with annotations by McCandless, used during the 1916 flag discussions with President Wilson
Bruce McCandless II
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Bruce McCandless II was an American Navy officer and aviator, electrical engineer, and NASA astronaut. In 1984, during the first of his two Space Shuttle missions, he completed the first untethered sp
Byron McCandless
…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. Commodore McCandless was later promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral on the retired list. Byron McCandless was born in Endicott, Nebraska. His grandfather…
McCandless in 1982
McCandless using the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) during STS-41-B, photographed by Robert Gibson
Bruce McCandless, February 2009