EntityQ826866· pop 14· linked from 610 articlesBernt BalchenSign in to saveaviation pioneer and United States Army officer (1899-1973)Listeners · Last.fmListeners11Total plays24 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Bernt+Balchen">Read more on Last.fm</a>via Last.fm · Bernt BalchenConnectionshistory of AntarcticaEntityUnited States Army Air ForcesEntityCategories1899 births1973 deathsAmerican Polar Society honorary membersBurials at Arlington National CemeteryCongressional Gold Medal recipientsDeaths from bone cancer in New York (state)Explorers of the ArcticHarmon Trophy winnersMarie Byrd Land explorers and scientistsMilitary personnel from KristiansandMilitary personnel of France of World War I