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Also Known As Richard Evelyn Byrd
Born October 25, 1888 • Winchester • Virginia
Died March 11, 1957 (aged 68) • Boston • Massachusetts
Awards And Honors Medal of Honor

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Richard E. Byrd.
Airplane routes over the North Pole, including the one flown by Richard E. Byrd in 1926.
Richard E. Byrd in Antarctica, 1947.
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