Benjamin Vaughan McCandlish was a United States Navy flag officer who served as the 36th Naval Governor of Guam and was a recipient of the Navy Cross.
11 Facts About Benjamin McCandlish
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On June 3,1886, McCandlish was born in Petersburg, Virginia.
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In 1909, Benjamin McCandlish earned a degree from the United States Naval Academy in 1909.
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Benjamin McCandlish commanded a number of different-class vessels during the 1920s and 1930s until 12 August 1938, when he assumed his last seagoing command.
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In February 1939, following a shakedown cruise to Monrovia, Liberia; and Cape Town, Union of South Africa, Benjamin McCandlish's Boise joined Division 9, Cruisers, Battle Force, at San Pedro, California.
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Benjamin McCandlish served as Naval Governor of Guam from March 27,1936, to February 8,1938.
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Benjamin McCandlish discouraged a mission of the Guam Congress to the federal government, instead instructing them to look toward the numerous welfare agencies he had set up on the island.
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Benjamin McCandlish was selected to serve as Captain of the Norfolk Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia, was promoted to flag rank as Commodore in April 1943, and commanded the Moroccan Sea Frontier from October 13,1943, to August 1,1945.
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On June 12,1914, in Manila, Philippine Islands, Benjamin McCandlish married Margarita Wilson Wood.
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In Darlington, South Carolina, Benjamin McCandlish married Louise Sligh Brown, former wife of Gustave Waldeck Sligh He retired as a commodore, settled in Darlington, became a well-known society figure.
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On 16 October 1975, Benjamin McCandlish died in Darlington, South Carolina.