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==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
Antarctic features Siple Coast, [[Siple Island]], [[Mount Siple]], Siple Ridge and Siple Station were named in his honor. | [[File:Siple Map.jpg|thumb|300px|Map of Mount Siple]] | ||
Antarctic features Siple Coast, [[Siple Island]], [[Mount Siple]], Siple Ridge and Siple Station were named in his honor. Siple is noteworthy because he is one of a very few individuals to participate in all five of the Antarctic expeditions conducted by [[Richard Byrd]]. | |||
Siple | In 1994, while conducting a field survey around [[Mount Siple]], scientist [[Wesley E. LeMasurier]] knocked off a piece of the mountain and sent it to Ruth Siple, Paul's widow. She had it mounted and cherished the piece until her death in 2004. | ||
==Honors== | ==Honors and awards== | ||
Siple received the Silver Buffalo Award from the Boy Scouts of America in 1947 and the Order of the Arrow National Distinguished Service Award in 1958. He received the Hubbard Medal from the National Geographic Society in 1958. In 1960 he was awarded the Hans Egede Medal by the Royal Danish Geographical Society. | Siple received the Silver Buffalo Award from the Boy Scouts of America in 1947 and the Order of the Arrow National Distinguished Service Award in 1958. He received the Hubbard Medal from the National Geographic Society in 1958. In 1960 he was awarded the Hans Egede Medal by the Royal Danish Geographical Society. | ||
===Medals=== | |||
* {{flagiconstart|Flag of United States.png}} Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal | |||
* {{flagiconstart|Flag of United States.png}} Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal | |||
* {{flagiconstart|Flag of United States.png}} United States Antarctic Expedition Medal | |||
* {{flagiconstart|Flag of United States.png}} [[Antarctica]] Service Medal | |||
[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] | ||
[[Category:Explorers]] | [[Category:Explorers]] | ||