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A sailor’s life: Little America, 1939-1941

In 1939, my father, Joseph Austin Daigle, 21, was a member of the crew that accompanied Adm. Richard E. Byrd on a two-year voyage to Antarctica, a mission known as “Little America III.” This is the 74th anniversary of the … Continue reading

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