This photograph by Herbert E. French of National Photo Company shows President Calvin Coolidge awarding the Medal of Honor to Warrant Officer Floyd Bennett. Commander Richard Byrd, also wearing the Medal of Honor, is standing to the president's right. Bennett was Byrd's co-pilot on an expedition to fly to the North Pole.
This photograph by Herbert E. French of National Photo Company shows President Calvin Coolidge awarding the Medal of Honor to Warrant Officer Floyd Bennett. Commander Richard Byrd, also wearing the Medal of Honor, is standing to the president's right. Bennett was Byrd's co-pilot on an expedition to fly to the North Pole.
