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Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957), was an American naval officer, [1] and pioneering 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 Plat
Richard Evelyn Byrd III (February 19, 1920 – c. October 3, 1988), usually referred to as Richard E. Byrd Jr., was a United States naval officer, Antarctic explorer, and the son of Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd.
After the war, his parents returned to Virginia, and lived with his grandparents. His grandfather and namesake, also Richard E. Byrd (1801-1872), was a politician and by then former slaveholder (the elder Richard E. Byrd owned 26 enslaved people in Frederick County in 1860, and possibly more in neighboring Clarke County).
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With Byrd at the South Pole (1930) is a sound part-talkie documentary film about Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his 1st quest to the South Pole beginning at the Little America-Exploration Base. In addition to sequences with audible dialogue or talking sequences, the film features a synchronized musical score and sound effects along with ...
Richard E. Byrd School [16] with 269 students in grades K–5 Jodie Craft, principal [17] Central Elementary School [18] with 339 students in grades K–5 Krista LaCroix, principal [17] Clara E. Coleman School [19] with 351 students in grades K–5 Edward Thompson, principal [17] Alexander Hamilton Elementary School [20] with 281 students in ...
Harold Irving June (1895–1962) was a machinist, an aviator, a test pilot, and an explorer in Antarctica.He is best known for his 1928–1930 service in the first Antarctic expedition of Admiral Richard E. Byrd.
Richard Byrd may refer to: Richard C. Byrd (1805–1854), American politician; Richard E. Byrd (1888–1957), admiral, polar explorer, aviator; Richard Byrd (athlete) (1892–1958), American Olympic athlete; Rick Byrd (born 1953), American basketball player and coach; Ricky Byrd, musician with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts