About
Decorated U.S. Army pilot who was the first man to fly over the South Pole.
Trivia
He organized a World War II-era resistance operation that allowed 5,000 of his countrymen to escape the Nazi occupation.
Before Fame
He was a championship boxer who participated in the 1920 Olympic Games (held in his native Norway). Just nine years later, he embarked upon his historic South Pole flight.
Family Life
He grew up in Norway as the son of a country doctor. Later, he became a United States citizen.
Associated With
Max Conrad also made a historic flight over some of the most inhospitable terrain on earth.