John Newton Dyer Personal Papers Relating to Admiral Richard E. Byrd's Second Antarctic Expedition.

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John Newton Dyer Personal Papers Relating to Admiral Richard E. Byrd's Second Antarctic Expedition.

1933-1973

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/20737577

This series contains the personal papers of John Newton Dyer, a Columbia Broadcast System (CBS) radio engineer who served as operating radio engineer for Admiral Richard E. Byrd's Second Antarctic Expedition from 1933 through 1935. The documents include the logs, records of radio equipment purchasing and experimentation, records of his broadcasts, and clippings from newspapers on, and memorabilia related to the expedition. Among the papers are a typescript entitled, "Radiolog over Second Exploration Flight, January 3, 1934," and a flight log typescript entitled, "Official Flight Log of Byrd Antarctic Expedition II, 1933-1935."

9 linear inches

eng, Latn

National Archives at College Park

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National Archives at College Park

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Byrd, Richard Evelyn Jr., 1888-1957

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Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) 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. 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 ex...