Norman Vaughan

Dog Musher

Birthday December 19, 1905

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Massachusetts

DEATH DATE Dec 23, 2005 (100)

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About

Professional dogsled driver and Antarctic explorer.

Before Fame

He dropped out of Harvard to join Admiral Richard E. Byrd's historic expedition to the South Pole.

Trivia

He worked for the U.S. Army Air Forces Search and Rescue Division during World War II and led many dogsled missions in Greenland.

Family Life

He was married four times; he had two children.

Associated With

He taught Pope John Paul II how to dog mush.