Richard Evelyn Byrd

	RICHARD EVELYN BYRD Rear Admiral U.S.N. Polar Explorer - Scientist
	Born Winchester, Virginia, October 23, 1888. Graduated United States Naval Academy 1912. Naval aviator 1918. His career as Polar explorer spanned more than 20 years. On May 9, 1926, he commanded the first flight of man over the North Pole. June 1927 saw him make the first west-east transatlantic flight in a multi-engine aircraft with payload. His greatest explorations and triumphs came in Antarctica commencing in 1928 with the establishment of the permanent scientific base, Little America. His flight over the South Pole on November 29 was another historic first. Under sponsorship of the National Geographic Society and the U.S. Navy he led five major expeditions to the southern continent. History will record his crowning achievement as the development of the Antarctic Treaty, the world's first true instrument of international cooperation and peace. Died 1957.
	Elected to the International Aerospace Hall of Fame 1968