Edward H. Smith (sailor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American Coast Guard admiral
Date of Birth: 29-Oct-1889
Place of Birth: Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 29-Oct-1961
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Edward H. Smith (sailor)
- Edward Hanson "Iceberg" Smith was a United States Coast Guard admiral, oceanographer, and Arctic explorer.
- He was born 29 October 1889 at Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts.
- He received a Ph.D.
- in oceanography from Harvard, and commanded the USCGC Marion and the USCGC Northland.
- Most famously, he commanded the Greenland Patrol, and led Coast Guard efforts to defend Greenland against the Germans in World War II.
- After retirement from the Coast Guard, he assumed the directorship of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
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