Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal

Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal
TypeCommemorative medal
Awarded for6 months service at Little America or command of one of the expedition ships during the expedition
Presented byUnited States Congress
EligibilityMembers of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition from 1933-1935
StatusObsolete
Established2 June 1936
First award15 October 1937 to Richard E. Byrd
Final awardc. 1937
Total50
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Precedence
Next (higher)Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal
Next (lower)United States Antarctic Expedition Medal
RelatedPeary Polar Expedition Medal

The Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal was established by Act of Congress in 1936 to commemorate the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition.