Kennard F. Bubier

Kennard F. Bubier (October 11, 1902 - July 2, 1983) was a Gunnery Sergeant of the U.S. Marine Corps and an aviation mechanic known for being member of the 1928–1930 Byrd Antarctic Expedition.[1][2][3]

Bubier was born in Providence, Rhode Island.[4] At retirement from the US Marine Corps he held the rank of lieutenant colonel.[5] Bubier worked for Lockheed Martin for 11 years following his military service.[5] He died in 1983 in California.[5]

Recognition

He was awarded the Navy Cross on October 25, 1930, for his service during the Byrd Antarctic Expedition.[1] In 1930 Bubier, along with 80 others, received a Congressional medal^[clarification needed] titled the Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal, for their parts in the expedition.[6] Mount Bubier, on Thurston Island, Antarctica, was named after him.[7][8] Bubier appeared in the 1930 film With Byrd at the South Pole.[9]

References

1. "The Marine Corps Gazette". 1968.
2. "Bubier 11". The Missoulian. 5 November 1930. p. 5.
3. Byrd, Richard Evelyn Jr. (2015-05-15). Little America: Aerial Exploration in the Antarctic, the Flight to the South Pole. ISBN 9781442241718.
4. "Kennard Bubier - Recipient - Military Times Hall Of Valor". valor.militarytimes.com. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
5. "Byrd Veterans" (PDF), Antarctic, vol. 10, no. 6, New Zealand Antarctic Society, p. 206, 1984.
6. "Congressional Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals awarded to the members of Rear Admiral Richard Byrd's first Antarctic expedition". artandhistory.house.gov. Archived from the original on September 16, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2012.
7. Stewart, John (1990). Antarctica: An Encyclopedia. ISBN 9780899505978.
8. Alberts, Fred G. (1995). "Geographic Names of the Antarctic".
9. "Kennard F. Bubier". AFI Catalog.