General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. DEPARTURE OF USS ATKA FOR ANTARCTIC-LOADING SUPPLIES

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. DEPARTURE OF USS ATKA FOR ANTARCTIC-LOADING SUPPLIES

1954

1) HA MCU Men stacking provisions on forecastle of USS ATKA (AGB-3) preparing to leave for Antarctic. 2V2) MLS PAN R to L following HTL "copter landing on ATKA; CVL"s in mothball in BG.3) MS HTL with rotors still turning; men standing nearby; mothballed CVL"s in BG.4) MS HTL equipped with floats, landing on flight deck of ATKA; men watching in FG.5) MS HTL on deck; pilot climbs out; officer and CPO in FG; mothballed CVL"s in BG.6) MLS HTL parked on deck.7) MCU Jeep on sling being lowered onto deck of ship.8) MCU RADM RICHARD E. BYRD, in civies, coming aboard ATKA and being greeted by CO, CDR. G. JACOBSON, on quarter deck. (Dark)9) MS Civilians, officers and ADM. BYRD talking. SV10) MS Weasel on dock; PAN to another weasel; dock.11) HA MS Truck on dock with men working around it; crane hoisting weasel in BG; bldg. and storage tanks in BG.12) MS Crew loading ATKA, carrying supplies from truck.13) HA MS Mail PO coming up gangway of ship.14) HA MS Enlisted men and wives on dock.15) HA MS Civilians on dock; cars, bldgs. in BG; PAN down pier showing enlisted men and officers on dock.16) HA MS Photographers on dock.17) HA MS Looking from ATKA to dock as civilians leave ship.18) MS Officers leaving quarter deck of ship; PAN to follow ADM. BYRD, in uniform, and CDR. JACOBSON, onto deck.19) HA MS ADM. BYRD addressing newspapermen, officers and civilians.20) MS Weasel being lowered onto ATKA by crane.21) MS Weasel being lowered into LCVP on deck of ATKA; men on LCVP guiding weasel. SV22) LA MS Cab of crane showing operator.23) MS Men on LCVP guiding weasel.24) MCU ADM. BYRD in civies, coming onto quarter deck, shaking hands with officers as he leaves. (dark)25) HA MLS ADM. BYRD, in uniform, and officers coming down dock toward camera; EM"s at attention; PAN to follow ADM; photographers taking pictures of ADM as he comes aboard ATKA; ADM. salutes OOD.

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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...