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- Birth nameNorman Dane Vaughan
- Norman D. Vaughan was born on December 19, 1905 in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. He was married to Carolyn Muegge-Vaughan. He died on December 23, 2005 in Anchorage, Alaska, USA.
- SpouseCarolyn Muegge-Vaughan(? - December 23, 2005) (his death, 2 children)
- Last surviving member of Richard E. Byrd Jr.'s 1928-1930 expedition to the South Pole.
- He died just four days after his 100th birthday and was the last surviving member of Admiral Richard E. Byrd's historic 1928-1930 expedition to the South Pole.
- In celebration of his 89th birthday in 1994 he climbed Antarctica's 10,302 foot Mt. Vaughan, the peak Admiral Byrd named in his honor 250 miles from the South Pole.
- When Pope John Paul II visited Alaska in 1981, Mr. Vaughn taught him to drive his dog sled after bullet proofing a cab to satisfy security requirements.
- Was a dog handler and driver in Admiral Richard Byrd's famous 1928 expedition to the South Pole.
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