The Detroit Historical Museum will be closed Wednesday, November 26 and Thursday, November 27 for the Thanksgiving Holiday. The museum will resume normal business hours on Friday.
he was awarded the Medal of Honor, the Congressional Life Saving Medal, the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Navy Cross, and had three ticker-tape parades.
Education
Attended the University of Virginia before financial circumstances inspired his transfer to the United States Naval Academy in 1912
Occupation
Admiral of the Navy. Pioneering American polar explorer, aviator and a recipient of the Medal of Honor.
