Last updated: May 19, 2023
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Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd
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During his long career as a Naval officer, Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr. expanded the fields of navigation, aviation, and Arctic exploration. Byrd claimed to lead the first expedition to the North Pole and South Pole by air. Over his lifetime, he received numerous awards, including the Medal of Honor.
Inscriptions
Below statue
Felix W. de Weldon
Sc. 1961
Base, front
RICHARD EVELYN BYRD
REAR ADMIRAL UNITED STATES NAVY
OCTOBER 25, 1888 - MARCH 11, 1957
UPON THE BRIGHT GLOBE HE CARVED
HIS SIGNATURE OF COURAGE
ERECTED BY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
Base, left
ANTARTIC REGION
ARCTIC CIRCLE
VALIANT LEADER OF
FIVE ANTARCTIC EXPEDITIONS 1928-1957
WHICH REVEALED THE SECRETS OF
HALF THE GREAT WHITE CONTINENT
Base, right
ARCTIC REGION
FIRST TO FLY OVER THE NORTH POLE 1926
AND THE SOUTH POLE 1929
A PIONEER CONQUEROR OF THE ATLANTIC BY AIR 1927