U.S. Navy
Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr.
ConflictNoncombat
RankRear Admiral
Year of Action1926
BirthplaceWinchester, Virginia
Citation
For distinguishing himself conspicuously by courage and intrepidity at the risk of his life, in demonstrating that it is possible for aircraft to travel in continuous flight from a now inhabited portion of the earth over the North Pole and return.
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