Public Law 74–95

JOINT RESOLUTION

Extending the gratitude of the Nation to Admiral Byrd and to the members of his expedition.

Rear Admiral Byrd and members of expedition.

Extending gratitude of Nation to.

Whereas Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and the members of the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition are returning home from a successful and heroic exploration of Antarctic lands, wherein they have extended our knowledge of this vast area by airplane flights, tractor and dog sled trips, making extended and valuable scientific observations; and

Whereas the members of the expedition have displayed a courage and devotion worthy of the highest traditions of American exploration, and an unswerving loyalty to the superb leadership of their commander; and

Whereas Rear Admiral Byrd has added another notable chapter to the annals of American expeditions by his genius in organizing, transporting, and providing for the subsistence of his men while they carried on a program of research in twenty-two branches of science under the most adverse conditions, and he personally displayed exceptional gallantry in his lone vigil away from the Little America base in order to make important meteorological observations: Therefore., be it

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Approved, May 8, 1935.