Ernst Teodorovich Krenkel was a Soviet Arctic explorer, radio operator, and doctor of geographical sciences. He is best known as one of the four members of the North Pole-1 expedition, for which he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union... Wikipedia
Born: December 24, 1903, Białystok, Poland
Died: December 8, 1971 (age 67 years), Moscow, Russia
Awards: Honoured Radioman, Order of the Red Star, Order of Lenin, and more
Books: RAEM is My Call-sign
Place of burial: Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow, Russia