Ocean County , NJ History

From the New Jersey Courier 15 Dec 1939, Lakehurst section: Commander Charles E. Rosendahl, former commandant of the Lakehurst Naval Air Station, has been promoted to the rank of captain. He is among 81 commanders who have been elevated. Commander Rosendahl, survivor of the crash of the dirigible Shenandoah in 1925, is regarded as the best informed man in America on the operation of lighter th an air craft. He is as present on sea duty as executive officer of the cruiser Milwaukee. He was given his present assignment July 9, 1938 according to Navy regulations that land and sea duty must be alternated to remain eligible for promotion.