BENNETT, FLOYD
Rank and organization: Machinist, U.S. Navy. Born:
25 October 1890, Warrensburg, N.Y. Accredited to: New York. Other Navy award:
Distinguished Service Medal.
Citation:
For distinguishing himself conspicuously by courage
and intrepidity at the risk of his life as a member of the Byrd Arctic Expedition and thus
contributing largely to the success of the first heavier-than-air flight to the North Pole
and return.