- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Vaticidalprophet (talk) 13:55, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
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Charles A. Bevilacqua
US Navy Seabee Charles A. Bevilacqua in Antarctica, 1956
- ... that the first ceremonial South Pole was painted orange and black to honor the Woburn, Massachusetts high school of Seabee Chief Builder Charles A. Bevilacqua (pictured)? Source: "I came up with the idea of painting it orange and black, which were my Woburn, Massachusetts, high school colors."[1] " December 14, 1956: Chief Builder Charles A. Bevilacqua erects a 15-foot tall, orange-and-black striped bamboo pole, topped with a 16-inch mirrored glass ball atop the newly completed garage at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station."[2]
- ALT1:... that US Navy Seabee Charles A. Bevilacqua (pictured) was Chief Builder of the original South Pole station? Source: "Service History Note: The veteran served as Chief Builder to build the first buildings at McMurdo and South Pole Stations from 1955-1957"[3]
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Donald Heirman
- Comment: Article is at AfD but I hope the HEY work on it means it will survive. Update The result of the discussion was Keep, I am happy to say. HouseOfChange (talk) 23:03, 22 April 2021 (UTC)
Created by Bevo444 (talk) and Chirota (talk). Nominated by HouseOfChange (talk) at 18:18, 13 April 2021 (UTC).
This article is new enough and long enough. The image is in the public domain, the hook facts are cited inline and either hook could be used, the article is neutral, and I detected no copyright issues. A QPQ has been done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:09, 23 April 2021 (UTC)
