Charles Rosendahl
| Charles Emery Rosendahl | |
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Lt. Cmdr. Charles Rosendahl, USN, circa 1930
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| Nickname(s) | Rosey |
| Born |
May 15, 1892 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | May 17, 1977 (aged 85) Naval Hospital Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Allegiance |
 United States of America
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| Service/branch |
 United States Navy
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| Years of service | 1910–1946 |
| Rank |
 Vice Admiral
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| Commands held |
Claxton (DD-140) Los Angeles (ZR-3) Akron (ZRS-4) NAS Lakehurst Minneapolis (CA-36) Naval Airship Training Command |
| Battles/wars |
Mexican Revolution World War I World War II |
| Awards |
Navy Cross Distinguished Service Medal Distinguished Flying Cross |
Charles Emery Rosendahl (15 May 1892 – 17 May 1977) was a decorated Vice Admiral in the United States Navy, and an advocate of lighter-than-air flight.
Rosendahl was born in Chicago, Illinois. His family subsequently relocated to Kansas and Texas and, in 1910, he was appointed to the Naval Academy from the latter state. Commissioned in the rank of ensign in June 1914, upon graduation from the Academy, he was ordered to join the armored cruiser West Virginia (ACR-5) off Mexico during the Veracruz crisis. After West Virginia was decommissioned he served briefly on the battleship Oregon (BB-3) and the protected cruiser St. Louis (C-20), before reporting for duty aboard the protected cruiser Cleveland (C-19) on 14 May 1915. On 15 September 1916 he returned to the recommissioned West Virginia, which was subsequently renamed the Huntington. On 19 June 1917 he received promotion to lieutenant (j.g), and to full lieutenant on 31 August 1918, having served aboard the Huntington escorting convoys of troops and supplies to Europe during World War I.
From 6 June 1918 Rosendahl served as an Engineering Officer, putting the new destroyer McKean (DD-90) into commission. On 30 July 1919 he was ordered to the Pacific Coast for further duty, first serving on the cruiser Brooklyn (CA-3) as Gunnery Officer, and receiving promotion to lieutenant commander on 27 January 1920. In August he began fitting out new destroyers, commissioning, and delivering them to the Fleet; they included the William Jones (DD-308), Yarborough (DD-314), Marcus (DD-321), and Melvin (DD-335). On 11 July 1921 Rosendahl assumed command of the destroyer Claxton (DD-140), before being ordered to duty at the Naval Academy as Instructor in Department of Electrical Engineering and Physics in September.
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