Congressional Silver Medal
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A Congressional Silver Medal is an award bestowed by the United States Congress. They have been made in either non-portable or decoration form.
Secretary of the Navy Claude A. Swanson presenting the Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal to Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, 15 October 1937
Jeannette expedition
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The Jeannette expedition of 1879–1881, officially called the U.S. Arctic Expedition, was an attempt led by George W. De Long to reach the North Pole by pioneering a route from the Pacific Ocean throug
Congressional Silver Medal
…gold medal, sometimes his officers would receive silver duplicates. In 1890, Congress directed that suitable medals be struck in commemoration of the Jeannette Expedition. 8 gold and 25 silver medals were struck. In 1900, Congress directed that a gold medal be made for First Lieutenant Frank H. Newcomb, U.S. Revenue…
Jeannette at Le Havre in 1878, prior to her departure for San Francisco in a trip that would see her round Cape Horn
August Petermann
George W. De Long
Pandora, cruising in Smith Sound during one of her Arctic voyages