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Antarctic Service Expedition. Most of the men who made up the expedition were solicited from the military ranks, civilian agencies of government and scientific institutions. A few volunteers were employed by the Department of the Interior for $ 10 per month, food
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With international tensions on the rise, it was considered wise to evacuate the two bases rather than relieve the present personnel with new men who would continue to occupy the bases. It was hoped that one day this base would be reoccupied, so much of the equipment and supplies were left behind as
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was to be investigated, and delineation of the continental coast line between the meridians 72 degrees W., and 148 degrees W. In view of the broad scope of the objectives and the unpredictable circumstances that always arise in
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Antarctica; the
Extraordinary History of Man's Conquest of the Frozen Continent, second edition
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The objectives of the expedition were outlined in an order from
President
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Chronological List of
Antarctic Expeditions and Related Historical Events
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Finn Ronne - Chief of Staff, Transportation
Engineer (East Base)
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Herwil McClure Bryant - Biologist, Radio Operator (East Base)
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Discovery, the Story of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition
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Donald Hilton - Assistant Surveyor - Dog Driver (East Base)
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United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939–1941)
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William Pullen, USN - Aviation Machinist Mate (East Base)
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90° South — The Story Of The American South Pole Conquest
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Arthur J. Carroll, USN - Chief Photographer (East Base)
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The following is a partial list of expedition members.
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Clarence Steele - Tank and Tractor Driver (East Base)
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Lytton Musselman - Dog Driver, Radioman (East Base)
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234:Harry Darlington III - General Duty (East Base)
200:Richard Black, USN - Base Commander (East Base)
270:Roy Fitzsimmons, Magnetologist and Geophysicist
216:Zadik Collier - Aviation Machinist (East Base)
128:, but if this proved impossible, a site on the
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333:- Dog Team Driver and Meteorological Observer
267:Felix L. Ferranto - Radio operator (US Marine)
1024:Ice: The Antarctic Diary of Charles F. Passel
441:"Herwil McClure Bryant Field Book, 1940-1941"
324:Earle Perce - Co-pilot, Radioman (East Base)
313:Howard Odom - Assistant Radioman (East Base)
27:, was an expedition jointly sponsored by the
350:Ashley Snow, Jr. - Chief Pilot (East Base)
339:Charles Sharbonneau - Carpenter (East Base)
301:Elmer Lamplugh - Chief Radioman (East Base)
276:, USN - Officer's Cook 3rd Class (West Base)
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237:Herbert Dorsey - Meteorologist (East Base)
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60:First aid kit taken on the expedition
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515:"Biography of Harry Darlington III"
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882:"Biography of Charles Sharbonneau"
681:"Biography of Elmer Lamplugh]"
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577:Rejcek, Peter (October 1, 2010).
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464:"Biography of Arthur J. Carroll"
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1086:History of the Ross Dependency
1007:. Cambridge University Press.
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924:"Biography of Ashley Snow, Jr"
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702:"Biography of Lester Lehrke"
639:"Biography of Donald Hilton"
557:"Biography of J. Glenn Dyer"
485:"Biography of Zadik Collier"
427:"Biography of Herwil Bryant"
406:"Biography of Richard Black"
210:, USN - Expedition Commander
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968:Byrd, Richard E. (1935).
903:"Biography of Lewis Sims"
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282:- Dog Driver (East Base)
47:Description of expedition
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346:Paul Siple
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862:0362-4331
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