Matthew Alexander Henson - Arlington VA
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 52.239 W 077° 04.108
18S E 320554 N 4304456
Explorer. He accompanied Commander Peary on all expeditions to the Arctic for 18 years, culminating when they reached the North Pole April 6, 1909.
Waymark Code: WM12JKQ
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 06/05/2020
Views: 3
He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Section 8, Lot 15.
Description:
From Find A Grave: Explorer. He accompanied Commander Peary on all expeditions to the Arctic for 18 years, culminating when they reached the North Pole April 6, 1909. Henson became a distinguished member of the Explorers Club in New York, his biography written in 1947, met President Dwight D. Eisenhower in the White House in 1954. He died in 1955 but his Inuit descendants live on today in Greenland and the USNS Henson sails the world performing oceanographic exploration.
Date of birth: 08/08/1866
Date of death: 03/09/1955
Area of notoriety: Exploration
Marker Type: Monument
Setting: Outdoor
Visiting Hours/Restrictions: None
Fee required?: No
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