Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Rohland, Henry E.   February 11, 2011
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  Published in Lebanon Daily News on February 14, 2011 
  Henry E. Rohland 
  
  LEBANON Henry E. Rohland, Lt. Col, USAF, Retired, 75, died Friday February 11, 
  2011, in the Hershey Medical Center from complications of Lung Disease. He and 
  his wife Gretchen (nee Krause) Rohland, would have celebrated their 48th 
  wedding anniversary in March. Born in Lebanon on January 10, 1936, he was the 
  son of the late Bright C. and Kathryn Erford Rohland. Hank graduated from his 
  mother's Happy Hour Kindergarten, from Lebanon High School in 1953, Mercersburg 
  Academy in 1954 and Franklin and Marshall College in 1958. Upon graduation, he 
  was commissioned into the United States Air Force. He flew with Strategic Air 
  Command as a navigator, first in KC-97's, and then in KC-135's with air 
  refueling squadrons. He was on one of the SAC Crews at Otis Air Force Base, 
  Mass., his first assignment, ready to launch at the height of the Cuban Missile 
  Crisis. After his next assignment at Bunker Hill AFB, IN, the family moved to 
  Hawthorne, Nev., from where Hank served two tours of duty with Operation Combat 
  Skyspot. In Vietnam at Dalat and Phoebie and NKP, Thailand, after assignments 
  in Puerto Rico and Wichita, Kan., the Rohlands moved to Weisbaden, Germany, in 
  1973 where Hank flew on (now declassified) Airborne Reconnaissance Missions 
  around the Sino-Soviet Block with the 7405th Support Squadron. He was 
  reassigned to Headquarters, United States Air Forces in Europe at Ramstein AFB, 
  Germany from July 1976 to June 1978. Here he was decorated with the Meritorious 
  Service Medal for his accomplishments as Air Operations Officer & Chief, 
  Operations Division, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations & Intelligence. His 
  last assignment before retiring from the Air Force in 1981, was as commander of 
  the SAC Alert Facilty at Griffiss AFB, Rome, N.Y. His decorations include the 
  Bronze Star for his meritorious actions during an intense conflict in Vietnam. 
  He faithfully honored the SAC motto "Peace is Our Profession". The Rohlands 
  moved back to their hometown of Lebanon in 1981. Shortly thereafter, Hank began 
  a 25 year career with Lebanon Seaboard Corp., where his responsibilities 
  included Risk Management. After his retirement in October, 2007, the Rohlands 
  expanded their travel horizons, and have toured Australia, Peru, Egypt, and the 
  Baltic Area to name a few. Hank was the consummate handi-man, woodworker, 
  computer 'expert', clock repairman, and budweiser beer spokesman. No matter 
  what life brought him, he was always 'just right for the conditions'. He is 
  survived by his wife Gretchen; their daughter Kathryn, her husband Todd 
  Sollenberger, and their children Hannah and Josh; their daughter, Betsy, her 
  husband John Mosmiller and their daughters Grace, Allison, and Lindsey; and 
  their daughter, Mary, her husband John Robison and their children Paige and 
  Matthew. His brother John's widow, Phyllis, survives him as well as numerous 
  nieces and nephews. Hank served the community on numerous Boards, to include 
  the United Way, Lebanon County Historical Society, Church of the Good Shepherd 
  and the Lebanon Community Concert Association. He was a loyal friend to many 
  and a fabulous "Oompa" to his much-loved grandchildren. A memorial service 
  honoring his life will be held on Saturday at 3 p.m. from the Church of the 
  Good Shepherd, 1500 Quentin Road, Lebanon, PA 17042. Visitation will be held 
  from 1:30 to 3 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will be private. Memorials in 
  his name may be sent to The Wounded Warrior Project, whose mission is to honor 
  and empower wounded service members, at 7020 AC Skinner Pkwy, Suite 100, 
  Jacksonville, FL 32256; or to the Lebanon Community Concert Association, 212 W. 
  Orchard Drive, Palmyra, PA 17078. Kreamer Funeral Home and Crematory, Annville 
  is in charge of arrangements. 
  Published in Lebanon Daily News on February 14, 2011 
  
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