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U.S. Navy

Floyd Bennett

ConflictNoncombat

RankChief Aviation Machinist Mate

Year of Action1926

BirthplaceWarrensburg, New York

Citation

For distinguishing himself conspicuously by courage and intrepidity at the risk of his life as a member of the Byrd Arctic Expedition and thus contributing largely to the success of the first heavier-than-air flight to the North Pole and return.

Branch: U.S. Navy Conflict: Noncombat Year of Action: 1926

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