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{{Short description|U.S. Air Force pilot and polar explorer (1920–2008)}} |
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{{Infobox person | name =Joseph Otis Fletcher | image =Joseph O. Fletcher mask.jpg | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|5|16}} | birth_place =[[Ryegate, Montana]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|7|6|1920|5|16}} | death_place =[[Sequim, Washington]] | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | nationality = | other_names = | known_for =[[Polar explorer]] | education =[[University of Oklahoma]]<br>[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]<br>[[University of Alaska]] (Ph.D. 1979) | employer = | occupation = | title = | networth = | height = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | spouse ={{marriage|Caroline Sisco Howard|1949}} | partner = | children = |
{{Infobox person | name =Joseph Otis Fletcher | image =Joseph O. Fletcher mask.jpg | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|5|16}} | birth_place =[[Ryegate, Montana]], US | death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|7|6|1920|5|16}} | death_place =[[Sequim, Washington]], US | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | nationality = | other_names = | known_for =[[Polar explorer]] | education =[[University of Oklahoma]]<br>[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]<br>[[University of Alaska]] (Ph.D. 1979) | employer = | occupation = | title = | networth = | height = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | spouse ={{marriage|Caroline Sisco Howard|1949}} | partner = | children = | relatives = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} |
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'''Joseph Otis Fletcher''' (May 16, 1920 – July 6, 2008) was an American [[U.S. Air Force|Air Force]] [[aviator|pilot]] and [[polar explorer]].<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://sharpgary.org/JOF%20Obituary.doc |title=Joseph Otis Fletcher |quote=Joseph Fletcher was born outside of Ryegate, Montana, on May 16, 1920 the son of Clarence Bert Fletcher and Margaret Mary Mathers. ... |url-status=live |access-date=2012-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128010053/http://sharpgary.org/JOF%20Obituary.doc |archive-date=November 28, 2010 }}</ref> |
'''Joseph Otis Fletcher''' (May 16, 1920 – July 6, 2008) was an American [[U.S. Air Force|Air Force]] [[aviator|pilot]] and [[polar explorer]].<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://sharpgary.org/JOF%20Obituary.doc |title=Joseph Otis Fletcher |quote=Joseph Fletcher was born outside of Ryegate, Montana, on May 16, 1920 the son of Clarence Bert Fletcher and Margaret Mary Mathers. ... |url-status=live |access-date=2012-11-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128010053/http://sharpgary.org/JOF%20Obituary.doc |archive-date=November 28, 2010 }}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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He was born outside of [[Ryegate, Montana]] on May 16, 1920, to Clarence Bert Fletcher |
He was born outside of [[Ryegate, Montana]] on May 16, 1920, to Clarence Bert Fletcher. The family moved to [[Oklahoma]] during the [[Dust Bowl]].<ref name=obit/> |
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Fletcher started studying at the [[University of Oklahoma]] and then continued his studies in [[meteorology]] at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]. After graduation, he entered the [[U.S. Army Air Corps]] and eventually became the deputy commanding officer of the [[4th Weather Group]], United States Air Force, stationed in Alaska.<ref>{{cite news |title=Meteorologists To Hear Colonel |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1682391652.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+18%2C+1952&author=&pub=The+Sun+(1837-1985)&desc=Meteorologists+To+Hear+Colonel&pqatl=google |quote=Joseph O. Fletcher, deputy commanding officer of the 4th Weather Group, United States Air Force, will address the first meeting of the Baltimore chapter of the ... |newspaper=[[Baltimore Sun]] |date=September 18, 1952 |access-date=2012-11-24 }}</ref> |
Fletcher started studying at the [[University of Oklahoma]] and then continued his studies in [[meteorology]] at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]. After graduation, he entered the [[U.S. Army Air Corps]] and eventually became the deputy commanding officer of the [[4th Weather Group]], United States Air Force, stationed in Alaska.<ref>{{cite news |title=Meteorologists To Hear Colonel |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1682391652.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Sep+18%2C+1952&author=&pub=The+Sun+(1837-1985)&desc=Meteorologists+To+Hear+Colonel&pqatl=google |quote=Joseph O. Fletcher, deputy commanding officer of the 4th Weather Group, United States Air Force, will address the first meeting of the Baltimore chapter of the ... |newspaper=[[Baltimore Sun]] |date=September 18, 1952 |access-date=2012-11-24 }}</ref> |
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He married Caroline Sisco Howard on October 15, 1949.<ref name=obit/> |
He married Caroline Sisco Howard on October 15, 1949.<ref name=obit/> |
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On March 19, 1952, his team landed with a [[C-47 Skytrain|C-47]] aircraft, modified to have both wheels and skis, on a tabular [[iceberg]] in the Arctic Ocean and established a weather station there, which remained |
On March 19, 1952, his team landed with a [[C-47 Skytrain|C-47]] aircraft, modified to have both wheels and skis, on a tabular [[iceberg]] in the Arctic Ocean and established a weather station there, which remained staffed for 22 years before the iceberg broke up.<ref>{{cite book |author=Mark Nuttall |author-link=Mark Nuttall |title=Encyclopedia of the Arctic |year=2012 |publisher=Routledge |quote=The history of US drifting stations began with the T3 station, set up on an ice island in March 1952 by Joseph O. Fletcher of ... | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LcucDSk4w3YC&q=Joseph++Fletcher+polar&pg=PA512 |isbn= 9781579584368}}</ref> The station was initially known just as "T-3" but soon was renamed "[[Fletcher's Ice Island]]". |
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On May 3, 1952, pilot [[William P. Benedict]] and Fletcher as co-pilot<ref>The original article in ''[[The Polar Times]]'' stated that Fletcher was the pilot, but in the Fall/Winter 1997 issue of the ''[[Polar Times]]'', following a personal communication from Mr. Fletcher, a correction appeared stating that Benedict had been in charge of that flight. This is also confirmed by the interview Brian Shoemaker conducted with Fletcher in 1997 (link below).</ref> flew that plane to the [[North Pole]], along with scientist [[Albert P. Crary]], to become the first Americans to land and set foot on the exact geographic [[North Pole]]. Unknown to Fletcher and his team, a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] expedition had previously landed three [[Lisunov Li-2]]s at the pole on April 23, 1948.<ref>[http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/resources/infosheets/21.html Concise chronology of approach to the poles], Scott Polar Research Institute</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title = The Oddest Place on Earth: Rediscovering the North Pole|last = Pala|first = Christopher|publisher = iUniverse|year = 2002|isbn = 9780595214549|location = Lincoln, Nebraska|pages = 227–228|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=NRc7h5gisY8C&q=Fletcher}}</ref> |
On May 3, 1952, pilot [[William P. Benedict]] and Fletcher as co-pilot<ref>The original article in ''[[The Polar Times]]'' stated that Fletcher was the pilot, but in the Fall/Winter 1997 issue of the ''[[Polar Times]]'', following a personal communication from Mr. Fletcher, a correction appeared stating that Benedict had been in charge of that flight. This is also confirmed by the interview Brian Shoemaker conducted with Fletcher in 1997 (link below).</ref> flew that plane to the [[North Pole]], along with scientist [[Albert P. Crary]], to become the first Americans to land and set foot on the exact geographic [[North Pole]]. Unknown to Fletcher and his team, a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] expedition had previously landed three [[Lisunov Li-2]]s at the pole on April 23, 1948.<ref>[http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/resources/infosheets/21.html Concise chronology of approach to the poles], Scott Polar Research Institute</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title = The Oddest Place on Earth: Rediscovering the North Pole|last = Pala|first = Christopher|publisher = iUniverse|year = 2002|isbn = 9780595214549|location = Lincoln, Nebraska|pages = 227–228|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=NRc7h5gisY8C&q=Fletcher}}</ref> |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*{{Find a Grave|89964083}} |
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*[http://www.qsl.net/kg0yh/ice.htm Fletcher's Ice Island T-3]. |
*[http://www.qsl.net/kg0yh/ice.htm Fletcher's Ice Island T-3]. |
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Joseph Otis Fletcher
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Born | (1920-05-16)May 16, 1920
Ryegate, Montana, US
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Died | July 6, 2008(2008-07-06) (aged 88) |
Education | University of Oklahoma Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Alaska (Ph.D. 1979) |
Known for | Polar explorer |
Spouse |
Caroline Sisco Howard
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Joseph Otis Fletcher (May 16, 1920 – July 6, 2008) was an American Air Force pilot and polar explorer.[1]
He was born outside of Ryegate, Montana on May 16, 1920, to Clarence Bert Fletcher. The family moved to Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl.[1]
Fletcher started studying at the University of Oklahoma and then continued his studies in meteorologyatMassachusetts Institute of Technology. After graduation, he entered the U.S. Army Air Corps and eventually became the deputy commanding officer of the 4th Weather Group, United States Air Force, stationed in Alaska.[2]
He married Caroline Sisco Howard on October 15, 1949.[1]
On March 19, 1952, his team landed with a C-47 aircraft, modified to have both wheels and skis, on a tabular iceberg in the Arctic Ocean and established a weather station there, which remained staffed for 22 years before the iceberg broke up.[3] The station was initially known just as "T-3" but soon was renamed "Fletcher's Ice Island".
On May 3, 1952, pilot William P. Benedict and Fletcher as co-pilot[4] flew that plane to the North Pole, along with scientist Albert P. Crary, to become the first Americans to land and set foot on the exact geographic North Pole. Unknown to Fletcher and his team, a Soviet expedition had previously landed three Lisunov Li-2s at the pole on April 23, 1948.[5][6]
Fletcher left the Air Force in 1963. In later years, he held various management positions in meteorological institutions, including a post as director of the NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR).
He received a doctorate from University of Alaska in 1979.[1]
He retired in 1993. In 2005, he was awarded the honorary membership of the American Meteorological Society. The Fletcher Ice RiseinAntarctica was named for him.
He died on July 6, 2008, in Sequim, Washington at age 88.[1] He was buried in Resthaven Memorial ParkinShawnee, Oklahoma.
Joseph O. Fletcher, deputy commanding officer of the 4th Weather Group, United States Air Force, will address the first meeting of the Baltimore chapter of the ...
The history of US drifting stations began with the T3 station, set up on an ice island in March 1952 by Joseph O. Fletcher of ...
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