▁days ▁before ▁reaching ▁St . ▁John ' s , ▁New found land ▁and ▁Lab r ador , ▁where ▁rep airs ▁were ▁made . ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁voyage ▁from ▁St . ▁Joh ns ▁to ▁New ark , ▁off ▁the ▁Grand ▁B anks , ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁they ▁encountered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁worst ▁h urr ican es ▁that ▁had ▁ever ▁moved ▁up ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Coast . ▁The ▁expedition ▁finally ▁returned ▁to ▁Port ▁New ark ▁on ▁October ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁having ▁been ▁out ▁fifteen ▁months ▁and ▁four ▁days . ▁ ▁Post script ▁With ▁only ▁ten ▁members ▁and ▁a ▁sc ant ▁budget , ▁the ▁Mac G reg or ▁Ar ctic ▁Ex ped ition ▁could ▁not ▁rival ▁the ▁major ▁undert ak ings ▁of ▁By rd ▁or ▁Scott . ▁But ▁it ▁certainly ▁was ▁compar able ▁in ▁size ▁and ▁purpose ▁to ▁many ▁other ▁polar ▁exped itions ▁of ▁its ▁era . ▁Besides ▁its ▁scientific ▁and ▁av iation ▁accomplish ments , ▁the ▁ 1 5 - month - long ▁Mac G reg or ▁Ar ctic ▁Ex ped ition ▁was ▁a ▁valuable ▁experience ▁for ▁several ▁members ▁who ▁would ▁serve ▁again ▁on ▁polar ▁exped itions . ▁I ke ▁Schloss bach ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁on ▁exped itions ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁ 7 0 ▁years ▁old ; ▁Paul ▁F url ong ▁would ▁be ▁with ▁Gren f ell ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ; ▁Roy ▁Fitz sim m ons ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Ant ar ctic ▁Service ▁Ex