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When Richard E. Byrd contemplated the vast unexplored regions of the South Pole and the Antarctic, a land thought only to be bleak, barren, and forbidding to most, he saw a place of promise.

Leading the mission was Admiral Richard E Byrd, one of the most famous naval officers in history. The official purpose for the expedition was scientific research and military training. But that ...

Arctic adventurers Richard E. Byrd, Roald Amundsen, and Lincoln Ellsworth had much in common, not the least of which was that they all knew and benefited from the expertise of aviation pioneer ...

In 1926, when he learned that he and Richard Byrd were going to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, he reportedly told his friend Bernt Balchen, "I don't want to go down to Washington and ...

Commander Richard Byrd. Ellsworth and Hollick-Kenyon were forced to land, 25 miles short of their destination, on December 5 due to lack of fuel. After a six-day journey on foot, they reached ...