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Exploration, Aviation & Space
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William Clark 1770–1838Exploration, Aviation & SpaceCo-leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and later Superintendent of Indian Affairs.
Jimmy Doolittle 1896–1993Exploration, Aviation & SpaceAeronautical engineer, pioneer of instrument flight, and leader of the 1942 raid on Tokyo
Robert Peary 1856–1920Exploration, Aviation & SpaceNaval officer who led the disputed 1909 expedition that claimed to have reached the North Pole.
Kit Carson 1809–1868Exploration, Aviation & SpaceFrontiersman and scout who guided John C. Frémont and became a legend of the American West.
John C. Frémont 1813–1890Exploration, Aviation & SpaceExplorer and military officer whose five expeditions mapped much of the American West.
Eddie Rickenbacker 1890–1973Exploration, Aviation & SpaceWorld War I ace of aces and longtime head of Eastern Air Lines
Richard Byrd 1888–1957Exploration, Aviation & SpaceNaval officer and explorer who claimed to be the first to reach the North Pole by air.
Zebulon Pike 1779–1813Exploration, Aviation & SpaceArmy officer who led expeditions to the Southwest and after whom Pikes Peak is named.
Charles Wilkes 1798–1877Exploration, Aviation & SpaceNaval officer who led the United States Exploring Expedition, mapping the Pacific and Antarctica.