Richard E. Byrd on March 5, 1927. The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr. (NSN: 0–7918), United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession as Commanding Officer of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition I, in that on November 28, 1929 he took off in his "Floyd Bennett" from the Expedition's base at Little America, Antarctica and, after a flight made under the most difficult conditions he reached the South Pole on November 29, 1929. After flying some distance beyond this point he returned to his
Where Have You Been (All My Life) Where Have You Been (All My Life) "Where Have You Been (All My Life)" is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. "Where Have You Been (All My Life)" was first released by Arthur Alexander in 1962, with "Soldier of Love (Lay Down Your Arms)" as the B-side, on Dot Records (London Records in the UK). Alexander biographer Richard Younger describes the song as "a classic example of sixties pop songwriting that captures the thrill of first love." "Billboard Magazine" described the song as "an emotion-packed theme with solid female chorus work," and also praised the feeling Alexander