Richard Byrd
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 66 years ago |
Date of birth | October 25,1888 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Winchester |
Virginia | |
United States | |
Date of died | March 11,1957 |
Height | 181 (cm) |
Weight | 88 (kg) |
Club | Adrian College |
Olympic_medals | Athletics At The 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's Discus Throw |
Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross |
Congressional Gold Medal | |
Navy Cross | |
Legion of Merit | |
Hubbard Medal | |
Patron's Gold Medal | |
Navy Medal of Honor | |
Died | Beacon Hill |
Boston | |
Massachusetts | |
United States | |
Children | Richard Evelyn Byrd III |
Richard Evelyn Jr. | |
Books | Little America, aerial exploration in the Antarctic |
Parents | Richard Evelyn Byrd Sr. |
Esther Bolling | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1711865 |
Richard Byrd Life story
Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. was an American naval officer and explorer. He was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for valor given by the United States, and was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics.