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Deep Freeze III Winter-Over Cruise Book 1958

	DFIIIa&b. South Pole Station, Antarctica There were thousands of letters to be postmarked "South Pole IGY Station". Unidentified personnel.
	DFIIIc. Byrd Station, Antarctica Unnamed person. Cancelling philatelic mail at Byrd Station.
	DFIIId. Little America, Antarctica Little America Station's two busy Postmasters George H. Cook, CEI, USN, and Henry F. Casey, QMC, (SS) USN.

	DF60a. McMurdo, Antarctica TERMC P.A. Remillard and Constructionman J.F. Boudreau, cancelling mail in the McMurdo Post Office. TERMC was the Navy rating abbreviation for Chief Teleman/Radioman. During the early 60s the Navy did away with the Teleman (TE) rating and established the Postal Clerk (PC) rating. Most of the senior Teleman, such as Chief Remmillard, would eventually convert to Radioman and the TE would be dropped from the rating abbreviation. Once the conversion was complete these personnel would no longer be responsible for processing U.S. Mail.
	DF60b. Auckland, New Zealand C.W. Morrell, AD1, USN and I.E. Gray, AM1, crewmembers on VX-6, R5D stacking Christmas mail for the personnel in Antarctica aboard their aircraft at the Port of Auckland in New Zealand for their flight to Christchurch.
	DF60c. McMurdo, Antarctica VX-6 Mail Call, Left to right: Russel L. Symmonds, AM2 and John Oberle, AE3 read newly received mail.
	DF60d. McMurdo, Antarctica Members of the VX-6 Det."A" looking at pictures received in first mail of the season at NAF McMurdo. Left to right: J.C.Shaffer, AE2; K.Kellett, AE2; J.J.Curtis, AT2 and J.P.Mitts, AE2.
	DF60e. McMurdo, Antarctica Enjoying the first mail are, left to right: K.Kellet, AE2; J.C.Shaffer, AE2; J.J.Curtis, AT2; and J.P.Mitts, AE2.
	DF60f. McMurdo, Antarctica Members of VX-6 Detachment Alfa at NAF McMurdo. J.D.Mitchell, ADC reading his mail that was brought in on first flight. Also seen are, left tor right: J.T.Bailey, AMC and E.Green, AD1
	DF60g. USS Atka Carl D.Burkhart, RD3, opens Christmas packages received in last mail call aboard ATKA before Christmas..

	DF61a. Operation Deep Freeze Logistics Base, Christchurch, New Zealand Postal Clerk Third Class (PC3) Edward P. Koester, and Chief Postal Clerk (PCC) William L. Simmons, sorting the mail at the FPO in Christchurch.
	DF61b. Probably Byrd Station, Antarctica Mail Call probably at the original Byrd Station. Mail Call was the most important morale factor in Antarctica. Getting a HAM Radio phone patch home was the second most.
	DF61c. Most likely McMurdo, Antarctica Mail from home is hauled to the Administration Office for sorting by ADJ3 John D.Sullivan, RM1 C.Smith, AM1 William W.Chastain, and AKAN James E.Hollenbeck. This is most likely the VX-6 (Air Development Squadron Six) Admin Office at McMurdo.
	DF61d. USS Edisto JO2 Brown, SN Luttrull, and AG1 Nelson sort the mail in the ship's office aboard the USS Edisto.
	DF61e. Byrd Station, Antarctica Luis Aldaz (right), station scientific leader at Byrd during Deep Freeze 60 receives mail from Dr.Eugene F.Bartlett.
	DF61f. McMurdo, Antarctica P.A.Remillard, PCC, and T.E.Cook, PC2, gaze at the pile of mail bags which could not be sent out because of the grounding of Deep Feeze 61 aircraft due to a magnetic storm. Note the sign "Temporary stand-still due to communications black-out".
	DF61g. Byrd Station, Antarctica Lt (Dr.) Donald R. Walk, MC, O-in-C of Byrd Station, DF-61 is postmaster and manage of the ship's store.
	DF61h. South Pole Station, Antarctica Ardo X Mayer, a geomagnetician and a member of the Deep Freeze 61 USARP overland traverse from McMurdo to the South Pole Station grabs his mail and a cup of coffee upon arriving at the Pole. The traverse covered 1,450 miles and was on the trail for 64 days.

	DF67a. Williams Field, Antarctica PC3 John M. Loft lugs the mail at Williams Field. The postal clerks were among the most popular people on the ice when mail was due. The building shown (Air Terminal 2) is a Jamesway Hut at Williams Field, an airfield on the Ross Ice Shelf serving McMurdo Station.
	DF67b. Probably McMurdo, Antarctica Sorting of the mail is the last step before the "rush" on the post office. Here PC2 Robert Baker and PCSN Carlton Ferguson get the job done quickly and efficiently. This photo is probably taken inside Building 2 at McMurdo Station (see also the 1975 picture in the South Polar Regions section).