Benjamin McCandlish
| Benjamin McCandlish | |
|---|---|
| Naval Governor of Guam | |
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In office March 27, 1936 – February 8, 1938 |
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| Preceded by | George A. Alexander |
| Succeeded by | James Thomas Alexander |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Benjamin Vaughan McCandlish June 3, 1886 Petersburg, Virginia |
| Died | October 16, 1975 (aged 89) Darlington, South Carolina |
| Resting place | Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg, Virginia |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Awards | Navy Cross |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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Benjamin Vaughan McCandlish (June 3, 1886 – October 16, 1975) was a United States Navy Flag officer who served as the 36th Naval Governor of Guam and was a recipient of the Navy Cross.
McCandlish was born in Petersburg, Virginia, the third of four children of James Gray and Lelia Jane McCandlish [1][2], and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1909.
As an ensign, McCandlish served aboard the USS New York (ACR-2), an armored cruiser that was renamed USS Saratoga in 1911. During World War I, he commanded USS Davis, a Sampson class destroyer, during its mission to escort troops to Europe through waters infested by German U-boats. For his actions, he received the Navy Cross[3] as a lieutenant commander. McCandlish commanded a number of different-class vessels during the 1920s and 1930s until 12 August 1938, when he assumed his last seagoing command, becoming the first captain of USS Boise, a Brooklyn class cruiser[4].
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