Ralph William Sallee (November 26, 1927 - February 9, 2022) was an American meteorologist and commander in the

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Sallee was born in Arkansas on November 26, 1927. During the

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he served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Oriskany. Later he served in

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, Port Hueneme, California and at the U.S. Naval Station Sangley Point near Manila in the

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(1964–1966). On September 11, 1967, Lieutenant Commander Sallee relieved Lt. A. W. Snell as Officer-in-charge, Det. Charlie, Antarctic Support Activities. In recognition of his meteorological contributions during his service with

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, a mapped area of the

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was named

Sallee Snowfield Sallee Snowfield () is a large snowfield between the Dufek Massif and northern Forrestal Range in the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. Mapping and name The Sallee Snowfield was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and Uni ...

by the

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(US-ACAN). He retired from the U.S. Navy in 1975. He died on February 9, 2022.

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