Alfred Boiler Stanford (East Orange, New Jersey, March 12, 1900 - February 8, 1985), Commander USNR, was an American naval officer and author; he was Deputy Commander of Mulberry A in the D-day landings.
[1] For his military service he received the Bronze Star, the Legion of Merit, and the Croix de Guerre.
[2] He published his first novel The Ground Swell while attending Amherst College.
[2] His college attendance was interrupted by service in the Navy.
After graduating, he worked in the advertising industry, published several more works of fiction and non-fiction, and eventually re-entered military service during World War II.