Kendall N. Moulton was born in Meredith, NH in the fall of 1926, the son of George L. and Hazel N. Moulton. He attended local schools in Meredith and later attended Plymouth Teachers College for two years. Ken served with the US Navy in the European, Pacific, and Asiatic theaters during World War II.

Ken was employed by the US Government from 1951 to 1987. He spent two tours as a Weather Observer in Greenland and the Canadian Arctic from 1951 through 1954. He later served as a program manager and logistic support specialist for the US Antarctic Program from 1955 through 1985. During this period, he made over 30 trips to Antarctica. In recognition of his service, Ken received the National Science Foundation’s Distinguished Service Gold Medal award and was further honored with the naming of a geographic feature, Moulton Escarpment, in Antarctica. He is also the recipient of the Antarctic Medal of the United States. Ken was a member of the Antarctican Society and the American Polar Society.

Following his retirement from government service, Ken moved with his wife Mary Ann to Maine in 1991. They returned to Virginia in 2013, becoming residents of The Village at Orchard Ridge in Winchester. During retirement, he volunteered as a docent at the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum at Bowdoin College for several years and was an active volunteer in church and community-based service programs for the elderly and the needy in Virginia and Maine. He enjoyed hiking, golfing, and traveling.

Ken is survived by his wife Mary Ann of Winchester, his daughter Sharon Saunders of North Sandwich, NH, along with two stepdaughters, Laura Davis of Niskayuna, NY and Ann Baylor of Bristow, VA. Ken was blessed with five grandchildren, Daryl, Colleen, Clark, Leigh, and Suzanne. He was predeceased by brothers Edward, Richard, Leroy, and Clayton Moulton and sister Beverly Smith all of central New Hampshire.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 18th at 11:00 a.m. at The Village of Orchard Ridge Memorial Garden. A reception will follow in the Garden Room of The Village of Orchard Ridge dining room.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Village at Orchard Ridge Benevolent Fund or Blue Ridge Hospice.

Antarctic Verse of the Navy Hymn

Creator, Father, who dost show
Thy splendor in the ice and snow,
Bless those who toil in summer light
And through the cold Antarctic night,
As they thy frozen wonders learn;
Bless those who wait for their return.
L.E. Vogel, 1965