Kennard F. Bubier (October 11, 1902 - July 2, 1983) was a Gunnery Sergeant of the U.S. Marine Corps and an aviation mechanic known for being member of the 1928–1930 Byrd Antarctic Expedition.[1][2][3] Bubier was born in Providence, Rhode Island.[4] At retirement from the US Marine Corps he held the rank of lieutenant colonel.[5] Bubier worked for Lockheed Martin for 11 years following his military service.[5] He died in 1983 in California.[5]
Recognition[]
He was awarded the Navy Cross on October 25, 1930 for his service during the Byrd Antarctic Expedition.[1] Bubier appeared in the 1930 film With Byrd at the South Pole.[6] Mount Bubier, on Thurston Island, Antarctica, was named after him.[7][8]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Marine Corps Gazette". 1968. https://books.google.com/?id=PnZNAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA11-PA83&lpg=RA11-PA83&dq=Kennard+Bubier+BYrd+expedition#v=onepage&q=Kennard%20Bubier%20BYrd%20expedition&f=false.
- ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31336140/bubier_11530/
- ↑ Jr, Richard Evelyn Byrd (2015-05-15). Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic, the Flight to the South Pole. ISBN 9781442241718. https://books.google.com/?id=07B_CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA418&dq=mount+bubier+kennard#v=onepage&q=bubier&f=false.
- ↑ "Kennard Bubier - Recipient - Military Times Hall Of Valor" (in en). https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/8600.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 https://antarcticsociety.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Antarctic.V10.6.1984.pdf
- ↑ "AFI|Catalog". https://catalog.afi.com/Person/93572-Kennard-F-Bubier.
- ↑ Stewart, John (1990). Antarctica: An Encyclopedia. ISBN 9780899505978. https://books.google.com/?id=sAstAAAAMAAJ&q=mount+bubier+kennard&dq=mount+bubier+kennard.
- ↑ Alberts, Fred G. (1995). "Geographic Names of the Antarctic". https://books.google.com/?id=D-ADezHGpa4C&pg=PA100&dq=antarctica+bubier+kennard#v=onepage&q=antarctica%20bubier%20kennard&f=false.
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