David H. Jarvis

David H. Jarvis
Born(1862-08-24)August 24, 1862
Berlin, Maryland
DiedJune 23, 1911(1911-06-23) (aged 48)
Seattle, Washington
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service / branchUnited States Revenue Cutter Service
Years of service1881–1905
RankCaptain
CommandsUS Revenue Cutter Bear
AwardsCongressional Gold Medal
Other workBusinessman

David Henry Jarvis (August 24, 1862 – June 23, 1911) [1][2] was a captain in the United States Revenue Cutter Service. During the harsh winter of 1897–1898, Jarvis, then serving as a first lieutenant aboard the U.S. Revenue Cutter Bear, led the Overland Relief Expedition, bringing a three-man rescue team with a herd of about 400 reindeer across 1,500 miles of tundra and pack-ice to Point Barrow, Alaska, to bring needed food to 265 whalers whose ships had become stranded in the ice off the northern Alaska coast.[3][4]

  1. ^ Bagley, pp 416–417
  2. ^ Wickersham, p 247
  3. ^ King, pp 94–108
  4. ^ Noble(1979)