Captain Peter Bernard
Captain Bernard was born in Prince Edward Island, but became an American citizen. According to Stefansson, Bernard "had followed the sea around Nome for many years." Bernard was captain and owner, along with his wife Etta, of the schooner Mary Sachs before she was purchased by the Expedition. Stefansson praised Bernard for his skill in building sledges and his committment to the Expedition. Bernard died somewhere off the northwest tip of Banks Island in the winter of 1916 after an unsuccessful attempt to take new sleds, mail, and supplies to Stefansson's camp on Melville Island. He was one of only five members of the CAE that Stefansson recommended for the Arctic Medal in 1920. However, Stefansson also arranged that the Canadian Government hold back from his widow the profits from the sale of fox skins that were owed to Bernard, because of his "unsatisfactory service."