(France) 1939–1945 Star (United Kingdom) War Medal 1939–1945 (United Kingdom) Civil awards New York City Medal of Valor - 2 awards City of Paris Gold Medal See also Adventurers' Club of New York Aviation in Norway Balchen Glacier Charles Lindbergh Marie Byrd Land References Notes Citations Bibliography Balchen, Bernt (ghostwritten). Come North with Me: An Autobiography. New York: Dutton, 1958. Balchen, Bernt, Corey Ford and Oliver LaFarge. War Below Zero: The Battle for Greenland. New York: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1944. Balchen, Bernt and Erik Bergaust. The Next Fifty Years of Flight: As Visualized by Bernt Balchen and told to Erik Bergaust (Explorer books edition). Ann Arbor, Michigan: Xerox University Microfilms, 1954. Balchen, Bess. Poles Apart: The Admiral Richard E. Byrd and Colonel Bernt Balchen Odyssey. Oakland, Oregon: Elderberry Press, 2004. . "Balchen will Retire. First Pilot to Fly Over South Pole to Leave Air Force." The New York Times, 20 October 1956. Bill Bryson, One Summer: America, 1927, New York: Doubleday, 2013, . Butler, Susan. East to the Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1997. . Glines, Carroll V. Bernt Balchen: Polar Aviator. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books, 1999. . Isakson, Evelyn Moore. Bernt Balchen: Colonel, United States Air Force, Retired: A Special Report on the Unique Career of a Great American Patriot. Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK: Hollycrest Enterprises, 1972. Knight, Clayton and Robert C. Durham. Hitch Your Wagon: The Story of Bernt Balchen. New York: Bell Publishing Company, 1950. Little Norway in Pictures: With Supplement, Norway – Yesterday and Today (Also on cover: R.N.A.F. in Canada). Toronto: S. J. R. Saunders, 1944. Rossiter, Sean. The Immortal Beaver: The World's Greatest Bush Plane. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 1999. Simmons, George. Target: Arctic, Men in the Skies at the Top of the World. Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1965. Wiig, Erling. "Message of Liberty." Flypast, No. 338, September 2009. External links Balchen-related link list, from the website of the Metropolitan News Company, California, USA National Aviation Hall of Fame Alone on the Ice video documentary 1899 births 1973 deaths Explorers of Antarctica Marie Byrd Land explorers and scientists Explorers of the Arctic Norwegian Air Lines people Norwegian aviators Norwegian polar explorers Norwegian military personnel Recipients of the St. Olav's Medal Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) Recipients of the Distinguished Flying Cross (United States) Harmon Trophy winners Recipients of the Legion of Merit Congressional Gold Medal recipients United States