Richard Evelyn Byrd

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkbp:birthDate 1888-10-25
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Winchester,_Virginia,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:causeOfDeath heart ailment
gptkbp:child gptkb:Richard_Blackford_Byrd
gptkb:Evelyn_Bolling_Byrd_Clarke
gptkb:Richard_Evelyn_Byrd_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate 1957-03-11
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:decoratedWith transatlantic flight
North Pole flight (disputed)
South Pole flight
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Virginia
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:honor Byrd Glacier named after him
Byrd Station (Antarctica) named after him
Mount Byrd (Antarctica) named after him
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard Evelyn Byrd
gptkbp:knownFor Antarctic expeditions
first flight over the South Pole
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Geographic_Society
gptkb:The_Explorers_Club
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:militaryRank Rear Admiral
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Little_America:_Aerial_Exploration_in_the_Antarctic
Alone
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:explorer
gptkb:naval_officer
gptkb:pilot
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Eleanor_Bolling_Flood
gptkb:Richard_Evelyn_Byrd_Sr.
gptkbp:religion Episcopalian
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Harry_Flood_Byrd
gptkbp:signature Richard E Byrd Signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_Donaldson_Ames
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Richard_E._Byrd
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5