General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. Operation High Jump

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. Operation High Jump

1946

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1) DA Admirals Richard E. Byrd and Richard Cruzen come aboard the USS Mt. Olympus. 2) MS The Admirals walk over to where a sailor is holding huskie puppies; they take them in their arms and pet them. 3) MCU Admiral Cruzen holds puppy. 4) DA Loading supplies aboard Mt. Olympus; crane hoists supplies from dock and places them aboard ship. 5) MCU Dogs in cages are loaded aboard ship. 6) MS Sailor pets mother dog and puppies. MCU Puppies feed from mother huskie. 7) MS Admiral Byrd and Admiral cruzen come aboard the Mt. Olympus. 8) MS Admiral Cruzen walks up and takes puppy in his arms from a sailor. 9) DA Crane hoists propeller into air and places it on deck.

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Cruzen, Richard H. (Richard Harold), 1897-1970

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Richard Harold Cruzen (Apr. 28, 1987-Apr. 15, 1970), retired U.S. Navy admiral, was second in command to Admiral Richard E. Byrd during Antarctic expeditions from 1939 to 1941 and from 1946 to 1947. From the description of Cruzen, Richard H. (Richard Harold), 1897-1970 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10615270 ...

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...