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George John Dufek was an American naval officer, naval aviator, and polar expert. He served in World War II and the Korean War and in the 1940s and 1950s spent much of his career in the Antarctic, first with Admiral Byrd and later as supervisor of U.S. programs in the South Polar regions. Rear Admiral Dufek was the director of the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia after his retirement from the Navy in 1959.
Birth Name
George John Dufek
Born
Tuesday, 10 February 1903
Died
Thursday, 10 February 1977
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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World Wide '60 | Self - Narrator | 1960 |
The Secret Land | Self | 1948 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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World Wide '60 | Self - Narrator | 1960 |
The Secret Land | Self | 1948 |