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    Richard E. Byrd

    American naval officer, explorer (–)

    For his father, the Virginia lawyer and politician, see Richard Evelyn Byrd Sr.

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    Birth nameRichard Evelyn Byrd 4th
    Born()October 25,
    Winchester, Virginia, U.S.
    DiedMarch 11, () (aged&#;68)
    Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Place of burial

    Arlington National Cemetery,
    Arlington, Virginia, U.S.

    AllegianceUnited States
    Service / branchUnited States Navy
    Years&#;of service–
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    RankRear Admiral
    Battles / warsWorld War I
    World War II
    Awards
    Spouse(s)

    Marie Ames Byrd

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    Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, – March 11, ), was an American naval officer,[1] and pioneering 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. He is also kn

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    Early Years

    Richard Evelyn Byrd was born on October 25, , in Winchester, Virginia, to Richard Evelyn Byrd (–), an attorney, and Eleanor Bolling Flood. Byrd&#;s family was long prominent in Virginia: his older brother was Harry Flood Byrd Sr., who served as governor (–), U.S. medlem av senat (–), and head of the Byrd Organization, a statewide political machine. Byrd attended the Shenandoah Valley Military Academy and graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington in In that same year, he enrolled at the University of Virginia, but he left the university in to attend the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. Byrd received an ensign&#;s commission in and served on several battleships. On January 20, , he married Marie Donaldson Ames and the couple later had one son and three daughters.

    Byrd injured a foot while participating in gymnastics at the Naval Academy. The foot never healed properly and it forced his retirement from the Navy in March Byrd possessed skills that the

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    Richard Evelyn Byrd III

    American Antarctic explorer

    Richard Evelyn Byrd III (February 19, – c. October 3, ), usually referred to as Richard E. Byrd Jr., was a United States naval officer, Antarctic explorer, and the son of Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd.

    Biography

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    Early life

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    Richard Evelyn Byrd III was born on February 19, [1] to famed naval aviator and explorer Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. and his wife, Marie Donaldson Ames. The younger Richard was a graduate of Milton Academy and Harvard College.[2]

    Military career

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    During World War II he was commissioned an ensign in the Naval Reserve on April 6, and was promoted to lieutenant (junior grade) on January 1, He was promoted to lieutenant bygd the war's end and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve after the war. He accompanied his father on Operation Highjump to explore Antarctica in

    Personal life

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    In , he married Emily Saltonstall (d. ), the da

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