General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. OPERATION HI JUMP ADMIRAL RICHARD E BYRD AND OTHERS IN OPERATION ROOM AT HEAD--QUARTERS LOOKING OVER CHARTS OF THE SOUTH POLE

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General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Moving Images Relating to Military Activities. 1947 - 1980. OPERATION HI JUMP ADMIRAL RICHARD E BYRD AND OTHERS IN OPERATION ROOM AT HEAD--QUARTERS LOOKING OVER CHARTS OF THE SOUTH POLE

1947

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1) MCU DOCTOR PAUL SIPLE, ADMIRAL RICHARD E BYRD and CAPTAIN KOSCO looking over and marking check points on charts of the South Pole.2) MCU CDR. J. C. McCOY comes up to men, they point to map and converse.3) MS CAPTAIN HORNEY AND CAPTAIN KOSCO working on map.4) MCU Rear view of CAPTAIN HORNEY and CAPTAIN KOSCO looking at map.5) MS Rear and side view of CDR. CAMPBELL looking at chart.QUALITY GOOD

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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...