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MacMillan Arctic Expedition Sets Sail With Two Ships
Lieutenant Commander Donald B. MacMillan leads 38 crew on the Bowdoin and Peary toward Etah Greenland for a three month Arctic research run. The party includes five National Geographic scientists, a color photographer, a Navy contingent, and radio experts to maintain contact with home.
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United Press
Wiscasset, Me
National Geographic Society
Bowdoin
Peary
Etah
North Greenland
MacMillan
Artic Exploration
Donald B. MacMillan
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Navy
R. E. Byrd
Bureau of Aeronautics
Donald’s Company
John Reinartz
South Manchester
Conn
Ralph Robinson
Merrimac
Mass
Robinson
George Steele
Roxbury
New England
Utah
Sydney
Battle Harbor
Julienehash
Godthaab
Greenland
Cape Thomas Hubbard
Baffin Island
Labrador
Martin Vorse
Somerville
Adolph Harloff
Boston