The crew was the first to receive the new medal, which was created last year for missions sailing under Arctic ice.

The crew of the USS Indiana, a Virginia-class, fast-attack submarine that spent three weeks in the seas near the North Pole ...

But, he said, "nobody ever knew where Franklin's Arctic Medal was". Janette Park from Stromness Museum said: "I'd always assumed that his medal would be in Canada or Greenwich. So I contacted the ...

IT is gratifying to learn that the Coalition Government at long last has recognised the outstanding bravery of the men who sailed on the Arctic convoys ("Arctic convoy veterans to get medal at ...

Harold with his medals at a Merchant Navy remembrance service The last surviving veterans of the so-called Arctic Convoys will be receiving medals to mark the anniversary of the final naval ...

Adm. Lisa Franchetti, chief of naval operations, presented the medals to officers and sailors during a ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn. The Arctic Service Medal is awarded to ...

1869 Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld Finland Swedish baron, geologist, mineralogist and Arctic explorer (1832–1901 ... for his crossing of the Rub al Khali desert 1949 Laurence Dudley Stamp British geographer ...

AN ARCTIC convoy veteran from York looks set to receive a long-awaited medal within weeks. Bill Sunderland, 86, of Foxwood Lane, is one of about 200 veterans nationally who will finally receive ...

The Polar Medal is awarded by HM The Queen to personnel for outstanding achievement and service to the UK in the field of polar research. The first polar award was called the Arctic Medal ...

Now the 88-year-old, who lives in Wroxham Road has been finally recognised for his service 70 years later after being awarded the Arctic Star medal, which was awarded to members of the British ...

Adm. Lisa Franchetti, chief of naval operations, presented the medals to officers and sailors during a ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London, Conn. The Arctic Service Medal is awarded to ...