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George J. Dufek

George John Dufek (February 10, 1903 – February 10, 1977) was an American naval officer, naval aviator, and polar expert. He served in World War II and the Korean War and in the 1940s and 1950s spent much of his career in the Antarctic, first with Admiral Byrd and later as supervisor of U.S. programs in the South Polar regions. Rear Admiral Dufek was the director of the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia after his retirement from the Navy in 1959.

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• ▸GWR 2301 Class
• ▸2012 United States presidential election in Utah

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