Background
Maher, Dale Wilford was born on April 16, 1897 in Norman, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Arthur Charles and Gertrude Eva (Marquart) Maher.
Maher, Dale Wilford was born on April 16, 1897 in Norman, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Arthur Charles and Gertrude Eva (Marquart) Maher.
Student Western Military Academy. Alton, Illinois, 1914-1915, Northwestern University, 1915-1916. Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1919.
Graduate, United States Cavalry School, 1920.
Vice consul, Prince Rupert, British Columbia, 1925-1926, Calcutta, 1926-1927, Batavia, 1928-1930. Consul, LeHavre, 1930-1931, Shanghai, 1932-1933, Hong Kong, 1933, Maidan, Sumatra, 1933-1935, Rotterdam, 1935-1936. Secretary of legation, Budapest, 1935-1936.
Consul, Cologne, 1940-1941, Lyon, 1941.
Secretary of legation, Bern, Switzerland, 1941-1945. Consul, Johannesburg, South Africa 1946.
1st Secretary of Legation, Pretoria, Union of South Africa 1946-1947.
Served as Lieutenant, United States Army, 1919-1924.
Married Doreen Mary English.