Operation Highjump 50th Anniversary Plaque
Details:
On the left side of Rear Adm. Byrd’s monument.
A rectangular plaque with a black background that marks the 50th anniversary of Operation High Jump, "Byrd Antarctic Expedition IV," the massive exploration assault on the continent during the 1946-47 summer, and to remember the four men who died during that effort. This was originally dedicated in Norfolk, VA, on 12 October 1996. The plaque is inscribed in English in raised lettering. Depicted on the top of the plaque is an engraving of the Task Force 68 South Pole Expedition 1946-47 Operation Highjump patch.
Source of information and photo: www.southpolestation.com
Monument Text:
THIS MEMORIAL COMMEMORATING THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF OPERATION HIGHJUMP., TASK FORCE 68, BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION IV, IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY DURING EXPLORATION OF THE ANTARCTIC CONTINENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF LITTLE AMERICA IV FROM 15 OCTOBER 1946 THROUGH 28 FEBRUARY 1947.
"THE SAILORS OF THE WORLD LOOKED LONG AT THE ANTARCTIC. HER DEATH, AND HER ETERNAL COLD, AND THE STRONG MEN OF THE SEA SAILED SOUTH."
Ensign Maxwell Albert Lopez, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Machinist Mate Frederick Warren Williams, Huntington, Tennessee, USA
Radioman First Class Wendell K. Hendersin, Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
Died in the crash of their PBM Mariner reconnaissance aircraft
(George I) in the Novelle Mountain Range in the area of 71-30'S,
98-47'W on the Antarctic Continent 29 December 1946.
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Seaman First Class Vance Woodall, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
A member of the crew of USS Yancey (AKA-93), Seaman Woodall was fatally injured when he lost his footing and fell from a D-8 tractor while assigned to a working party constructing Little America IV on 21 January 1947.
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Dedicated on the Twelfth Day of October, 1996, at Norfolk, Va., USA, by members of Operation Highjump, Task Force 68
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USS Burton Island (AGB-1) USS Canisteo (AO-99) USS Merrick (AKA-97) USS Philippine Sea (CV-47) USS Yancey (AKA-93)
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USS Brownson (DD-868) USS Currituck (AV-7) USCG Northwind (WAGB-282) USS Pine Island (AV-12)
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USS Cacapon (AO-52) USS Henderson (DD-785) USS Mt Olympus (AGC-8) USS Sennet (SS-408) UDT-4
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Naval Construction, Battalion. (Seabees)
U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Tractor Test & Experimental Group
U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps & Coast Guard Photographic Units
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Tractor Test & Experimental Group
U.S.S. Brownson (DD-868)
U.S.S. Burton Island (AGB-1)
U.S.S. Cacapon (AO-52)
U.S.S. Canisteo (AO-99)
U.S.S. Currituck (AV-7)
U.S.S. Henderson (DD-785)
U.S.S. Merrick (AKA-97)
U.S.S. Mt Olympus (AGC-8)
U.S.S. Philippine Sea (CV-47)
U.S.S. Pine Island (AV-12)
U.S.S. Sennet (SS-408)
U.S.S. Yancey (AKA-93)
United States Coast Guard
United States Marine Corps
United States Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees)
United States Navy
USCG Northwind (WAGB-282)
Battles:
Operation Highjump