ped ition , ▁ 1 9 3 9 – 4 1 ; ▁Murray ▁Wiener ▁would ▁be ▁with ▁By rd ▁on ▁several ▁exped itions ▁and ▁serve ▁on ▁By rd ' s ▁personal ▁staff . ▁" The ▁Mac G reg or ▁Ar ctic ▁Ex ped ition ▁had ▁some ▁notable ▁achiev ements . ▁Probably ▁the ▁most ▁notable ▁is ▁its ▁obsc urity . ▁Un like ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁contempor aries , ▁the ▁Mac G reg or ▁Ar ctic ▁Ex ped ition ▁is ▁virt ually ▁un record ed ▁in ▁polar ▁history ." ▁- ▁Hal ▁Vog el ▁ ▁C rew ▁ ▁Cl iff ord ▁J . ▁Mac G reg or ▁- ▁Commander ▁- ▁Meteor ologist ▁Commander , ▁US ▁Navy ▁Reserve ▁US ▁We ather ▁Bureau ▁ ▁New ark , ▁N J ▁ ▁Isaac ▁Schloss bach ▁- ▁Second ▁in ▁Command ▁- ▁N avigator , ▁Air plane ▁Pil ot ▁ ▁US ▁Naval ▁Academy , ▁Ann apolis , ▁MD ▁ ▁Lieutenant ▁Commander ▁– ▁US ▁Navy ▁( ret ired ) ▁N aut el is ▁Ar ctic ▁Ex ped ition ▁Second ▁By rd ▁Ant ar ctic ▁Ex ped ition ▁Ne pt une , ▁N J ▁ ▁Roy ▁G . ▁Fitz sim m ons ▁– ▁Ge oph ys ic ist ▁and ▁Mag net ologist ▁Se aton ▁Hall ▁College , ▁Class ▁of ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁Physics ▁Car n ige ▁Institution , ▁Mag net ology ▁Captain ▁- ▁US ▁Army ▁Air ▁Force ▁New ark , ▁N J ▁ ▁Robert ▁Ster ling ▁Dans kin ▁– ▁A ircraft ▁Supp lier ▁- ▁Ge ologist ▁Bur d ett ▁College ▁class