Kennard F. Bubier (October 11, 1902 - July 2, 1983) was a Gunnery Sergeant of the

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and an aviation mechanic known for being member of the 1928–1930

Byrd Antarctic Expedition Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was an United States Navy, American naval officer, and pioneering aviator, polar explorer, and organizer of polar logistics. Aircraft flights in which he served as a navigator and e ...

. Bubier was born in

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. At retirement from the US Marine Corps he held the rank of lieutenant colonel. Bubier worked for Lockheed Martin for 11 years following his military service. He died in 1983 in California..

Recognition

He was awarded the

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on October 25, 1930, for his service during the Byrd Antarctic Expedition. In 1930 Bubier, along with 80 others, received a Congressional medal titled the

Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal The Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal is a Congressional medal established by an Act of Congress in 1930 to commemorate the Byrd Antarctic Expedition of 1928–1930. Presented in gold, silver and bronze, the medals were awarded to 81 individuals a ...

, for their parts in the expedition. Mount Bubier, on Thurston Island, Antarctica, was named after him. Bubier appeared in the 1930 film ''

With Byrd at the South Pole ''With Byrd at the South Pole'' (1930) is a sound part-talkie documentary film about Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his 1st quest to the South Pole beginning at the Little America-Exploration Base. In addition to sequences with audible dialogu ...

''.

References

1902 births 1983 deaths Recipients of the Navy Cross (United States) United States Marines Military personnel from Providence, Rhode Island American explorers of Antarctica {{USMC-bio-stub