Charles Emery Rosendahl | |
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Nickname(s) | Rosey |
Born | Chicago, Illinois | May 15, 1892
Died | May 17, 1977 Naval Hospital Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | (aged 85)
Allegiance | United States |
Service | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1910–1946 |
Rank | Vice admiral |
Commands | USS Claxton USS Los Angeles Rigid Airship Training and Experimental Squadron USS Akron NAS Lakehurst USS Minneapolis 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 (May 15, 1892 – May 17, 1977) was a highly decorated vice admiral in the United States Navy, and an advocate of lighter-than-air flight.