1947 Map: Admiral Cruzen’s South Pole Exploration

Maps & Ghost Towns, Military & Wars | 2 comments

This 1947 map helps explain the 3-pronged approach to exploring the South Pole led by Admiral Cruzen.


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Capt. Richard H. Cruzen, USN, commander of Task Force Sixty Eight, the task force which made the U.S. Navy’s 1947 Antarctic Expedition. The native of Gallatin, MO, later achieved the rank of Admiral. [Official USN photography, filed June 25, 1946; #702828]

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  1. Darwin Kampman
    Darwin Kampman on January 25, 2023 at 8:20 pm

    I was raised near Coffey graduated from CHS 1956. Left Coffey in 1957 now live in Minot, ND. Enjoy reading about Daviess county. My mother wrote the Coffey news for ma

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    • darryl
      darryl on January 31, 2023 at 8:48 am

      Hello, Darwin… Thanks for reading. I remember your mother, Mrs. Kampman, and how she was so dependable submitting news items for our newspaper. We’re (finally) updating and reconstructing this history website, recently adding numerous images and cleaning up text posts. Lots more to go, so be watching for more soon. Hope all is well with you and yours. Best regards.

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