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Radford Island was named by [[Richard E. Byrd]] in honor of Vice Admiral Arthur W. Radford, U.S. Navy who served as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air) during the 1946-1947 exploration of Antarctica by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump. Radford was later promoted to Admiral and appointed as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. | Radford Island was named by [[Richard E. Byrd]] in honor of Vice Admiral Arthur W. Radford, U.S. Navy who served as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air) during the 1946-1947 exploration of Antarctica by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump. Radford was later promoted to Admiral and appointed as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. | ||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 4 June 2020, Rachelle Unutmaz was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Duchess of Radford in recognition of her support of [[Westarctica]]. | |||
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