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Photo #: 80-G-40013

Commander Bruce McCandless, USN


Reading the 30 November 1942 issue of Time magazine, which featured Vice Admiral William F. Halsey, Jr. on its cover.
Photographed while McCandless' ship, USS San Francisco (CA-38), was returning to the United States for repair of damage received during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, 13 November 1942. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in that battle.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Online Image: 60KB; 580 x 765 pixels

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    Image Posted 12 December 2008
    Edited and reposted 28 September 2009