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  • 68Nathaniel Palmer — Nathaniel Brown Palmer Born August 8, 1799(1799 08 08) Stonington, Connecticut Died June 21, 1877( …

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  • 70Operation Highjump — USS Sennet (SS 408) participating in Operation Highjump Operation Highjump (OpHjp), officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946 1947, was a United States Navy operation organized by RADM Richard E. Byrd Jr. USN,… …

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