Item Description
Original Item: One-of-a-kind. Commander Wilson R. Cronenwett was born in 1913 and passed away in 1994 and served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and after. For a portion of his service he was stationed in Antarctica as part of the Naval Support Service. In 1961 he was part of OPERATION DEEP FREEZE and a photo of him can be found at this link.
Operation Deep Freeze (OpDFrz or ODF) is the code name for a series of United States missions to Antarctica, beginning with "Operation Deep Freeze I" in 1955–56, followed by "Operation Deep Freeze II", "Operation Deep Freeze III", and so on. (There was an initial operation before Admiral Byrd proposed 'Deep Freeze'). Given the continuing and constant US presence in Antarctica since that date, "Operation Deep Freeze" has come to be used as a general term for US operations in that continent, and in particular for the regular missions to resupply US Antarctic bases, coordinated by the United States military.
This is original U.S. WWII Commander (or higher rank) visor cap in naval white is named to Commander Wilson R. Cronenwett. It features wicker frame construction with wool topped leather visor with bullion oak leaf embroidery and an American eagle cap badge with a gold chinstrap. The sweatband is embossed BANCROFT ZEPHYR in gold, the leather sweatband is in very good supple condition. The cap is in very good condition overall, with only minor staining to the fabric but no damage or holes anywhere.
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