▁wh ir ling ▁its ▁prop ellers ▁in ▁a ▁vac u um , ▁and ▁no ▁av i ator ▁could ▁live ▁long ▁in ▁the ▁free zing ▁cold ▁of ▁inter stell ar ▁space ." ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Tower ▁and ▁S word ▁by ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁government . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁Read ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁flight ▁crew ▁of ▁NC - 4 ▁were ▁awarded ▁Cong r essional ▁Gold ▁Med als . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁Read ▁trained ▁naval ▁av i ators ▁through ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁He ▁was ▁nick named ▁" Put ty ▁Read " ▁because ▁his ▁face ▁rarely ▁showed ▁any ▁em otion . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁he ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁TV ▁game ▁show ▁I ' ve ▁Got ▁a ▁Secret . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ret irement ▁in ▁Co con ut ▁Gro ve , ▁Florida , ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Ar ling ton ▁National ▁C emetery . ▁He ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Elizabeth ▁Anderson ▁“ B ess ” ▁Bur d ine ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁– ▁December ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 ). ▁ ▁Awards ▁Cong r essional ▁Gold ▁Medal ▁Navy ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Medal ▁NC - 4 ▁Medal ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁Vict ory ▁Medal ▁American ▁Def ense ▁Service ▁Medal ▁American ▁Camp aign