I looked up the USS Pine Island (mentioned in the article), and found a few things...
2 DEC 46 Departed Norfolk, VA.
7 DEC 46 Transited Panama Canal and moored at Balboa Submarine Base.
10 DEC 46 Departed Balboa, C.Z. for the Antarctic.
11 DEC 46 Crossed the Equator at Longitude 28� 47'W.
17 DEC 46 Proceeding towards Peter I Island on Longitude 99� 30'W .
25 DEC 46 Crossed the Antarctic Circle at 99� 44'W.
29 DEC 46 First successful flights made over Thurston Island.
30 DEC 46 Mariner aircraft "George One" crashed killing three crewmen. Flights to locate the downed craft were hampered by bad weather. Please read
the compelling story on this site: Antarctic Mayday by crash survivor James Robbins.
11 JAN 47 "George One" crash site located; supplies dropped.
12 JAN 47 Crash survivors rescued.
18 JAN 47 Crash survivors transferred to the USS Brownson to be taken to the USS Philippine Sea for transfer back to the U.S.
22 JAN 47 Operating north of the Amundsen Sea.
25 JAN 47 Operating northwest of Thurston Island.
6 FEB 47 Located northwest of Charcot Island.
8 FEB 47 Southernmost position reached at 69� 55'S.
13 FEB 47 Rendezvoused with USS Brownson off Adelaide Island.
14 FEB 47 Proceeding towards Bransfield Strait and north of the South Orkneys en route to the Weddell Sea.
28 FEB 47 Located off Princess Martha and Astrid Coasts.
1 MAR 47 Short flights made to coast on March 1 and 2.
3 MAR 47 Antarctic operations terminated; headed for Brazil.
18 MAR 47 Arrived Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
24 MAR 47 Departed Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
6 APR 47 Arrived Cristobal, C.Z.
7 APR 47 Transited the Panama Canal.
8 APR 47 In dry-dock at Balboa, C.Z. to replace port screw.
11 APR 47 Undocked at Balboa, C.Z.
14 APR 47 Underway for San Diego, California.
?? ? 47 Arrived at San Diego, California. (date not known).
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
22 Aug 58 - 16 Oct 58
22 Oct 58 - 30 Oct 58
05 Nov 58 - 15 Nov 58
19 Dec 60 - 21 Dec 60
04 Aug 64 - 03 Sep 64
Antarctica Service Medal
24 Dec 46 - 10 Mar 47
Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation (Gallantry)
02 Apr 66 - 11 Apr 66
Vietnam Service Medal
10 Oct 65 - 04 Nov 65
28 Nov 65 - 12 Dec 65
15 Jan 66 - 14 Feb 66
02 Apr 66 - 11 Apr 66
She apparently survived to fight in VietNam!