On this day in 1930, President Herbert Hoover signed legislation awarding congressional gold, silver and bronze medals to members of an Antarctic expedition led by Rear Adm. Richard Byrd.

On Aug. 25, 1928, an expedition led by Adm. Richard E ... native was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor the following year. Byrd is best known for his achievements in Antarctica.

Byrd was hailed as a hero, given the Medal of Honor, and went on to fly over the South Pole, as well as achieving many other polar exploration milestones. But from 1926 onward, not everyone ...

Follow Admiral Richard E. Byrd from his childhood in Virginia to extreme environments. Admiral Byrd: Forged on Ice is a one-hour documentary that follows Admiral Richard E. Byrd from his childhood ...

Robert Johnson, who as a teenager traveled to Antarctica on a thick-hulled wooden ship with Adm. Richard Byrd, died Sunday in Jacksonville. He was 102. He was the last survivor of any of Byrd ...