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Icecap Weather Expedition Volunteers for Year in Greenland
In 1942 Lt Eddy and eight men established the Greenland Icecap Weather and Rescue Station, enduring nine months of Arctic isolation. They built huts, ran four daily weather reports, faced devastating blizzards, and aided two crash rescues, while contending with hunger for entertainment and harsh conditions. A Norwegian civilian aided briefly. a fatal accident claimed Lt Demorest. Rescue by Col Balchen ended the mission with praise for their data and weather reports as crucial to Allied operations.
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Coast Guard
Eddy
OCS
Greenland
New England
Canada
North Atlantic
Germany
England
Europe
Dartmouth
Cape Farewell
Hey
Cap
Greenland Icecap
Johann Johanssen
A. Innes-Taylor
Goldstrom
Hall
Johanssen
Charles Howes
Stamford
Super Chief
Sgt. Howes
Howes
The
Fred Allen
Bob Hope
Sgt. Tetely
Tetely
States
Karatzas
Bernt Balchen
Col. Balchen
Benny Goodman
RAF
Arctic
Fellows
Sgt