The pond was discovered and briefly investigated in December 1957 by a United States - International Geophysical Year party from Ellsworth Station.

In 1957 Staten Island led Wyandot from Cape Adams to Gould Bay where Ellsworth Station was then assembled.

Named by US-ACAN for John C. Behrendt, traverse seismologist at Ellsworth Station in 1957.

A cairn was erected on this ridge during a visit in December 1957 by the US-IGY traverse party from Ellsworth Station.

The icebreaker led Wyandot from Cape Adams to Gould Bay where Ellsworth Station was then assembled.

In 1958 the United States handed over the Ellsworth Station located in the Weddell Sea.

It was named by Crary for Matthew J. Brennan, scientific station leader at Ellsworth Station, 1958.

The feature appears for the first time on a chart prepared at Ellsworth Station in 1957 by Captain Finn Ronne, U.S. Navy Reserve.

During 1957 it was examined by a U.S. party from Ellsworth Station led by Dr. Edward Thiel, who applied the descriptive name.

It inherits its namesake from the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Gerard R. Fierle, a meteorologist at Ellsworth Station during the winter of 1957.