Richard E. Byrd

Military Person

1888 – 1957

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Who was Richard E. Byrd?

Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr., USN was an American naval officer who specialized in feats of exploration. He was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights, in which he served as a navigator and expedition leader, crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean, and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. Byrd claimed that his expeditions had been the first to reach the North Pole and the South Pole by air. That Roald Amundsen has the first verifiable claim to each pole is now the majority opinion among polar experts. Byrd was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for heroism given by the United States.

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Born
Oct 25, 1888
Winchester
Also known as
  • Admiral Byrd
  • Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd
  • Richard Byrd
  • Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr.
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Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • United States Naval Academy
    ( - 1912)
  • Virginia Military Institute
Lived in
  • Winchester
Died
Mar 11, 1957
Boston
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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