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Photo #: NH 75617-KN (Color)

Commodore Bryon McCandless, USN (left),
and his son,
Commander Bruce McCandless, USN
(who retired as a Rear Admiral)

Oil on canvas by Z. Werneman, 1972.
This artwork was commissioned by The National Aeronautics and Space Administration for presentation to USS McCandless (DE-1084) in honor of Astronaut Bruce McCandless II.
It was displayed in the Wardroom of USS McCandless, which is also seen in the painting. The ship was named in honor of Commodore Byron McCandless and Rear Admiral Bruce McCandless.

Courtesy of NASA, Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston, Texas.

U.S. Navy History and Heritage Command Photograph.

Online Image: 41KB; 740 x 535 pixels

 

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    Image Posted 14 December 2008
    Edited and reposted 28 September 2009