Edward H. Smith (sailor)

Edward H. Smith (sailor)

Edward H. "Iceberg" Smith was a United States Coast Guard admiral, oceanographer, and Arctic explorer. He received a Ph.D. in oceanography from Harvard, and commanded the Marion and the Northland. Most famously, he commanded the Northeast Greenland Patrol, and led Coast Guard efforts to defend Greenland against the Germans in World War II.

References

* John A. Tilley, "The Coast Guard & the Greenland Patrol," http://www.uscg.mil/history/h_greenld.html


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