The Norwegian-American Finn Ronne (in Norwegian: Finn Rønne) (20 December 1899, Horten, Norway – 12 January 1980, Bethesda, Maryland) was a U.S. antarctic explorer. His father, Martin Rønne, was a polar explorer and served in Roald Amundsen's successful expedition to the South Pole. Ronne got his education in engineering at Horten College. Image File history File links From [1] at the Naval Historical Center. ... Image File history File links From [1] at the Naval Historical Center. ... The Norwegian-Americans are an ethnic group in the United States. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... County Vestfold Landscape Municipality NO-0701 Administrative centre Horten Mayor (2004) Nils Henning Hontvedt Official language form Bokmål Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 407 70 km² 68 km² 0. ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX in Roman) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Nickname: Motto: Official website: Location Location of Bethesda within Montgomery County, Maryland. ... Motto: Official (Latin): E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Translated: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York, New York Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto (in practice) Government  â€¢ President... Greek ἀνταρκτικός, opposite the arctic) is a continent surrounding the Earths South Pole. ... Roald Amundsen Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (July 16, 1872–June 18?, 1928) was a Norwegian explorer of polar regions. ... Location of the South Pole in the Antarctic continent. ...

In 1923 Finn Ronne immigrated to the U.S. and gained citizenship in 1929. After working at Westinghouse Electric Corporation for some years, he took part in two of Richard E. Byrd's expeditions to the South Pole, and in 1939 Ronne served as Byrd's executive officer helping discover one thousand miles of new coastline. 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Westinghouse logo (designed by Paul Rand) The Westinghouse Electric Company, headquartered in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, is an organization founded by George Westinghouse in 1886. ... Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, USN (October 25, 1888 – March 11, 1957) was a pioneering American polar explorer and famous aviator. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

After serving several years in the United States Navy, gaining the rank of Captain, Ronne returned to Antarctica in the 1940s, with support of the American Geographical Society. The expedition from 1946 to 1948 mapped and explored the Weddell Sea coastline and set a number of polar records. Ronne covered 3,600 miles by ski and dog sled—more than any other explorer in history. His wife Edith Ronne accompanied him on this expedition, serving, in her own words, as ‘historian and correspondent for the North American Newspaper Alliance’. She and the chief pilot's wife Jennie Darlington were the first women to overwinter in Antarctica. The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE) was an expedition from 1947-1948 which researched the area surrounding the head of the Weddell Sea in Antarctica. ... // Events and trends World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... The American Geographical Society (AGS) was founded in 1851 in New York City, New York as a non-profit organization with the goal of increasing worldwide knowledge of geography. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... The Weddell Sea is part of the Southern Ocean. ... Dog sled A dog sled (or dogsled) is a sled pulled by one or more dogs used to travel over ice and through snow. ... Edith Jackie Ronne (b. ...

In the 1950s, the Navy organized Operation Deepfreeze to complete the mapping of Antarctica and establish centers for scientific research. Ronne became the scientific and military leader for a U.S. Weddell Sea base. During his lifetime he wrote several books on Antarctica and many scientific papers on Antarctic research. He received three Medals of Honor and numerous military awards for service, for geographical exploration and for the advancement of science. // Events and No. ... Operation Deep Freeze I was the codename for a series of scientific expeditions to Antarctica in 1955–56. ... The Medal of Honor (Sometimes refered to as the Congressional Medal of Honor) [1] is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States. ...

At his death in 1980, in Bethesda, Maryland, Ronne was buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Nickname: Motto: Official website: Location Location of Bethesda within Montgomery County, Maryland. ... Arlington Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Virginia, is an American military cemetery established during the American Civil War on the grounds of Robert E. Lees home. ...

This text is based on the public domain biography of the Naval Historical Center.

External links

• Concise biography of Finn Ronne, at the Arlington National Cemetery Website
  (including a photo of the reverse of Ronne's tombstone, which lists the expeditions he took part in as well as his medals)