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Junior L Rockey 1921 - 2008

Junior L Rockey of Bellefonte, Centre County, PA was born on August 19, 1921, and died at age 86 years old on March 15, 2008. Junior Rockey was buried at Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery Section 1R Row 2 Site 4 1300 Buffalo Soldier Trail, in Sierra Vista, Az.
Junior L Rockey
Bellefonte, Centre County, PA 16823
August 19, 1921
March 15, 2008
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Junior L Rockey's History: 1921 - 2008

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  • 08/19
    1921

    Birthday

    August 19, 1921
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Centre County, Pennsylvania United States
  • Early Life & Education

    3 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Air Force Rank attained: MSG Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii, Korea, Vietnam Military serial#: 20326752 Enlisted: August 23, 1946 in Bellefonte Pennsylvania Military branch: Air Corps Rank: Private First Class, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For Hawaiian Department
  • 03/15
    2008

    Death

    March 15, 2008
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery Section 1R Row 2 Site 4 1300 Buffalo Soldier Trail, in Sierra Vista, Az 85635
    Burial location
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In 1921, in the year that Junior L Rockey was born, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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In 1939, at the age of 18 years old, Junior was alive when in May, Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first full-length animated film, reached a total international gross of $6.5 million which made it (to then) the most successful sound film of all time. First released in December 1937, it was originally dubbed "Disney's Folly" but the premiere received a standing ovation from the audience. At the 11th Academy Awards in February 1939, Walt Disney won an Academy Honorary Award - a full-size Oscar statuette and seven miniature ones - for Snow White.
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