Bernt Balchen

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bernt_Balchen

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:Norwegian_Military_Academy
gptkbp:awardReceived	gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross gptkb:Legion_of_Merit gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire gptkb:Order_of_St._Olav
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:citizenship	gptkb:Norway gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateOfBirth	1899-10-23
gptkbp:dateOfDeath	1973-10-17
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Bernt Balchen
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:Royal_Norwegian_Air_Force gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American gptkb:Norwegian
gptkbp:notableFor	transatlantic flights first flight over the South Pole
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:explorer gptkb:military_officer gptkb:pilot
gptkbp:participatedIn	gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Byrd_Antarctic_Expedition
gptkbp:placeOfBirth	gptkb:Tveit,_Norway
gptkbp:placeOfDeath	gptkb:Mount_Kisco,_New_York,_USA
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Kristine_Balchen
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Byrd_Antarctic_Expedition gptkb:First_flight_over_the_South_Pole gptkb:Byrd_Antarctic_Expedition_(1928–1930)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6