About George W. Tennant
Lived 1882 – 1953 (aged 70–71). George W. Tennant was a polar explorer and explorer.
George Woolsey Tennant (born March 7, 1882, Manistee, Michigan; died February 15, 1953, Manistee, Mich.) served as chief steward in the Byrd Antarctic Expedition. In 1928, on the first stage of the expedition, he served in the galley on expedition vessel City of New York. Then, with other expedition members, he overwintered as the cook at Little America. In 1931, he was one of 81 recipients of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal.
Tennant Peak, in the Rockefeller Mountains, was discovered on January 26, 1929. Expedition commander Richard E. Byrd named the peak after George Tennant.
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Who was George W. Tennant?
byrd Antarctic Expedition participant
When was George W. Tennant born?
George W. Tennant was born in 1882.
When did George W. Tennant die?
George W. Tennant died in 1953.
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George W. Tennant was a polar explorer and explorer.
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