Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Rear_Admiral_Richard_Evelyn_Byrd
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
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gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Silver_Lifesaving_Medal
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkbp:birthDate 1888-10-25
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Winchester,_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath heart ailment
gptkbp:child gptkb:Richard_Evelyn_Byrd_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate 1957-03-11
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:Virginia_Military_Institute
gptkbp:expedition gptkb:Byrd_Antarctic_Expedition_II_(1933–1935)
gptkb:Operation_Deep_Freeze_(1955–1956)
gptkb:Operation_Highjump_(1946–1947)
gptkb:United_States_Antarctic_Service_Expedition_(1939–1941)
gptkb:Byrd_Antarctic_Expedition_(1928–1930)
gptkbp:genre exploration literature
gptkbp:honor Byrd Glacier named after him
Byrd Station named after him
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:first_flight_over_the_North_Pole
Antarctic expeditions
polar exploration
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank Rear Admiral
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork first flight over the South Pole
mapping of Antarctic regions
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:explorer
gptkb:naval_officer
gptkb:pilot
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Skyward
gptkb:Discovery
gptkb:Little_America
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:serviceYears 1912–1947
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Harry_Flood_Byrd
gptkbp:signature Richard E Byrd signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_Donaldson_Ames
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Byrd_Station
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6