Evening star

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who helped finance Columbus’ first

voyage, by Ambassador Emilio Gar- j

cia Godoy on behalf of the Domin-g

ican Republic, in a ceremony at the!

Dominican Embassy yesterday aft- j

ernoon.

Admiral Byrd, a soft-spokenj

gray-haired man, fingered the red

and silver decoration, almost as big

as a fist, and seemed embarrassed

when Ambassador Godoy called

him “today’s Columbus.” He was

reluctant to talk about his trips to

the Antarctic regions—trips that

exceeded the dreams of adventure

of most small boys.

Asked if he planned another ex

ploration trip in the future, Admiral

Byrd smiled and said: “I haven't

thought much about that for the

near future—I'll wait until the war

is over.” He is now stationed in

Washington between trips to the

Pacific theater, in connection with

aerial warfare, and recently was

decorated by President Roosevelt

with the Legion of Merit for a se

cret war mission in the Pacific.

Maj. Banks, formerly on the

staff of the late Lt. Gen. Lesley

J. Mcl^air, now is serving with the

War Finance Division of the Treas

ury Department. He is the author

of several books, four of which have

been translated into Spanish, and

has announced plans to write a

movie scenario on the life of Ad

miral Byrd.

The Order of Christopher Colum

bus is one of the highest awarded

by the Dominican Republic, and

those winning it usually have some

romantic connection to Colurr^jus,

or exploration, Dominican officials

said. Admiral Byrd received the

decoration in the degree of grand

officer and Maj. Banks in the de

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Evening star. (1945). Washington, D.C., 1945-02-11. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1945-02-11/ed-1/?sp=18

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Evening star, 1945-02-11.