Friedrichshafen / Helsinki / Archangel / Berlin / Fredrichshafen / /
Company
Marion / International Ice Patrol / Seneca / /
Country
Germany / Greenland / U.S.S.R. / United States / Finland / /
Event
Employment Change / Person Travel / /
Facility
East Carolina University / University of Delaware’s Hagley Program / Leningrad’s Commandant Aerodrome / Harvard University / /
IndustryTerm
meteorological equipment / airship technology / space-age scientific equipment / insurance firms / hydrogen gas / local pressure systems / /
NaturalFeature
Cape Flora / Taimyr Peninsula / Barents Sea / Severnaya Zemlya / Hooker Island / Iceberg Smith / Kara Sea / Novaya Zemlya / Vilkitski Strait / White Sea / Lake Taimyr / /
Organization
Harvard University / Revenue Cutter Service Academy / Harvard / University of Delaware / East Carolina University / German Foreign Office / Seneca and the International Ice Patrol / Guard’s mission / /
Person
Elmer F. Stone / Franz Josef Land / Adolph Hitler / William H. Thiesen / Edward H. Smith / /
Position
first Coast Guard officer / Coast Guard / scientist / rear admiral / Coast Guard officer / director / USCG Atlantic Area Historian / ventured Coast Guard / representative / distinguished Coast Guard / /
H ISTORY L ESSON brought to you by LCDR Edward “Iceberg” Smith, ’13 and the 1931 Arctic Expedition of the German Airship Graf Zeppelin