Robert L. Dale

Robert L. Dale
Robert Dale, at McMurdo Station, 1972
Dale at McMurdo Station, 1972
Born(1924-10-14)14 October 1924
Died22 June 2020(2020-06-22) (aged 95)
Other namesBob Dale
EducationGeorge Washington University (BS)
OccupationAircraft pilot
Years active1945–1975
Employers
Political partyGreen Party
Military career
BranchUnited States Navy
Years of service1945 (1945)–1966 (1966)
RankCommander
Unit
AssignmentsOperation Deep Freeze V
Awards

Robert Dale (14 October 1924 – 22 June 2020), known as Bob Dale, was an American aircraft pilot for the United States Navy from 1942 to 1966; and a pilot for the National Science Foundation from 1967 to 1975. For his efforts as a pilot in Antarctica as Lieutenant Commander, USN, and part of the Antarctic Operation Deep Freeze (1959–1960), Dale Glacier was named after him by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1963.