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  • American Aviator & Polar Explorer, Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr., Autograph Signed Letter Regarding Amelia Earhart's resignation, 1933 SOLD

American Aviator & Polar Explorer, Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr., Autograph Signed Letter Regarding Amelia Earhart's resignation, 1933 SOLD

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Typed Letter Signed, “Dick Byrd” dated 10 May 1933. The letter references “that one reason Amelia Earhart resigned from the Association was because she objected to starting a magazine…”  The letter also mentions, “don’t take any steps in regard to announcing my acceptance of the Vice Presidency…” Handwritten sentiment at bottom “My only thought in connection with this is to help you.”

Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, Jr., USN (1888 – 1957) was an American Naval officer who specialized in feats of exploration. He was a pioneering American aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. In an Aircraft flight, in which he served a navigator and expedition leader crossed the Atlantic Ocean, a segment of the Arctic Ocean and a segment of the Antarctic Plateau. Byrd claimed that his expeditions had been the first to reach the North Pole and the South Pole by air but Roald Amundsen has the first verifiable claim and is now the majority opinion among polar experts. Byrd was a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the highest honor for heroism given by the United States.
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