O. C. Rohnke Photos
SECTION 22.
Captain O. C. Rohnke looks on as Admiral Richard E. Byrd writes a note to Karl E. Rohnke inviting
him to join them on Operation Deep Freeze. Other officer pictured is unidentified. Circa 1955.
[Karl did not accept the invitation]
Captain Rohnke on the bridge of the icebreaker EASTWIND (W279)
Captain Rohnke getting ready to do an ice reconnaissance flight
Rear Admiral Oscar C. Rohnke - official United States Coast Guard photograph
[All photographs of Rear Admiral Rohnke were most graciously donated by his son, Karl E. Rohnke. The webmaster of this site is extremely grateful to Karl for sharing these historical, priceless photos. They cannot be found elsewhere on the Internet. Photograph of Rear Admiral Rohnke (Retired) is from the archive of the USS Savage Reunion Association.]
Dogtag and various collar devices
Admiral Richard E. Byrd speaks as Captain Rohnke looks on
Captain Rohnke aboard the EASTWIND
Captain Rohnke aboard the EASTWIND
formal portrait of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Oscar C. Rohnke
RADM O. C. "Gus" Rohnke (Retired) - September 1995, pictured at a USS Savage reunion in Virginia Beach, Virginia