Having served as a dog driver with Richard E. Byrd on the Second Antarctic Expedition,[2] Healy was accepted as a dog driver on the United States Antarctic Service Expedition. Healy and Lytton Musselman were members of the Southeastern-Eternity Range Survey trail party, led by J. Glenn Dyer. The trail party departed East Base with Finn Ronne and Carl R. Eklund on November 6, 1940, separated from Ronne and Eklund on November 21, and proceeded on their expedition until their return to East Base on December 11.
After his return to the U.S. in May 1941, Healy joined the Army Air Corps. He served in Greenland under the command of polar explorer/pilot Bernt Balchen. Healy participated in several search and rescue missions, including the rescue of twenty men from the B-17, My Gal Sal.[3] By the end of the war, Healy had earned the rank of master sergeant. [4]
Upon his separation from the military Healy settled in Pembroke, Massachusetts, and spent the remainder of his life working as a poultry farmer. Healy died suddenly on July 1, 1971, from a heart attack.
Cape Healy at the entrance to Lamplugh Inlet, on the east coast of Palmer Land, Antarctica, is named for him.
^United States Antarctic Service 1939-1941 East Base (Byrd Antarctic Expedition)
^""MY GAL SAL"". National Museum of the USAF. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
^US Army Air Forces, Air Force Magazine, October-December, 1943
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joseph, healy, politician, joseph, healy, denis, joseph, healy, april, 1912, july, 1971, american, explorer, member, united, states, antarctic, service, expedition, greenland, 1943born, 1912, april, 1912minot, massachusettsdiedjuly, 1971, 1971, aged, pembroke,. For the politician see Joseph Healy Denis Joseph Healy April 29 1912 July 1 1971 was an American explorer who was a member of the United States Antarctic Service Expedition Joseph D HealyGreenland c 1943Born 1912 04 29 April 29 1912Minot MassachusettsDiedJuly 1 1971 1971 07 01 aged 59 Pembroke MassachusettsOccupationFarmerKnown forAntarctic exploration namesake of Cape Healy My Gal Sal aircraft rescue mission Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Awards and honors 5 ReferencesEarly life and education editHealy was the third of ten children of Irish immigrants Hannah and John Healy He was born in Scituate Massachusetts in an area known as the Glades part of the small seaside community of Minot Massachusetts which overlooks Minot s Ledge Light Educated in local schools Healy continued his education at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy 1 Career editHaving served as a dog driver with Richard E Byrd on the Second Antarctic Expedition 2 Healy was accepted as a dog driver on the United States Antarctic Service Expedition Healy and Lytton Musselman were members of the Southeastern Eternity Range Survey trail party led by J Glenn Dyer The trail party departed East Base with Finn Ronne and Carl R Eklund on November 6 1940 separated from Ronne and Eklund on November 21 and proceeded on their expedition until their return to East Base on December 11 After his return to the U S in May 1941 Healy joined the Army Air Corps He served in Greenland under the command of polar explorer pilot Bernt Balchen Healy participated in several search and rescue missions including the rescue of twenty men from the B 17 My Gal Sal 3 By the end of the war Healy had earned the rank of master sergeant 4 Upon his separation from the military Healy settled in Pembroke Massachusetts and spent the remainder of his life working as a poultry farmer Healy died suddenly on July 1 1971 from a heart attack Cape Healy at the entrance to Lamplugh Inlet on the east coast of Palmer Land Antarctica is named for him Personal life editHealy married Anna C Finn They had no children Awards and honors editU S Antarctic Service Medal GoldReferences edit Antarctica of Joe Healy United States Antarctic Service 1939 1941 East Base Byrd Antarctic Expedition MY GAL SAL National Museum of the USAF Retrieved 17 January 2016 US Army Air Forces Air Force Magazine October December 1943 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph D Healy amp oldid 1066857798, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
