Lt. Colonel William Benedict Finding Historic Sign Post

(Original Caption) Lt. Colonel William P. Benedict, of Paradise, California, the Alaskan Air command pilot who landed a ski equipped C-47 at the North Pole on May 3, and then one day later discovered this historic signpost erected by admiral Peary's expedition in 1909, holds part of the broken marker which reads, Peary S.S. Roosevelt.
(Original Caption) Lt. Colonel William P. Benedict, of Paradise, California, the Alaskan Air command pilot who landed a ski equipped C-47 at the North Pole on May 3, and then one day later discovered this historic signpost erected by admiral Peary's expedition in 1909, holds part of the broken marker which reads, Peary S.S. Roosevelt.
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16 May, 1952
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