MCCANDLISH-BENJAMIN
BENJAMIN VAUGHAN MCCANDLISH
COMO
Benjamin Vaughan McCandlish Date of birth: June 3, 1886
Date of death: October 16, 1975
Benjamin McCandlish graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1909. He retired as a U.S. Navy Commodore.
AWARDS AND CITATIONS
Navy Cross
Awarded for actions during the World War I
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Vaughan McCandlish, United States Navy, for distinguished service in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the U.S.S. DAVIS. engaged in the important, exacting, and hazardous duty of patrolling the waters infested with enemy submarines and mines, in escorting and protecting vitally important convoys of troops, and supplies through these waters, and in offensive and defensive action, vigorously and unremittingly prosecuted against all forms of enemy naval activity during World War I.
Action Date: World War I
Service: Navy
Rank: Lieutenant Commander
Company: Commanding Officer
Division: U.S.S. Davis
Submitted by Doug Bewall RMCM USN Ret