Records of Naval Operating Forces. 1849 - 1997. Reports and Related Documentation Relating to Operation HIGHJUMP

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Records of Naval Operating Forces. 1849 - 1997. Reports and Related Documentation Relating to Operation HIGHJUMP

1946-1947

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This series consists primarily of a three-volume report on Operation HIGHJUMP, a Navy-led exploration of Antarctica commanded by Admiral Richard E. Byrd. The three-volume report contains several smaller narrative reports submitted by naval personnel covering a variety of topics, including: aviation; communications and electronics; weather; navigation; amphibious and ice operations; camp construction; cold-weather clothing; survival equipment; ice clearance and demolition; logistics; medical and dental care; and rations. These smaller reports were often illustrated with photographs, maps and charts. The series also contains a smaller report compiled by U.S. Army personnel assigned to the expedition as observers, in anticipation of the Army undertaking a similar expedition at a future date. The series also contains captioned photographs of images used in the three-volume Navy report, and copies of testimonies regarding the deaths of two Navy servicemen, Seaman 2nd Class Vance Woodall and Carpenter's Mate 3rd Class Thomas W. Surratt.

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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...