Biographical Sketch of Victor Delano (USS West Virginia),

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Biographical Sketch of Victor Delano ( USS West Virginia ),

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Victor Delano was born in Maryland on December 20, 1919. He received an appointment at Kansas to the Naval Academy. Delano served aboard the USS West Virginia during the attack on Pearl Harbor. He retired as U. S. Naval Captain on December 1, 1969, and has received two Legion of Merit awards, the Bronze Star Medal, the Purple Heart, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Navy Commendation Medal, and the Air Force Commendation Medal.

Compiled from:

The U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association Inc., Register of Alumni, 1997 Edition. (Annapolis, 1997)

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