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Rowland W Hanscom Jr 1939 - 2000

Rowland W Hanscom Jr was born on March 14, 1939, and died at age 61 years old on July 30, 2000. Rowland Hanscom was buried at Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery Section K Row 38 Site 27 Box 916a - Old Belgrade Road, in Augusta, Me. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Rowland W Hanscom Jr.
Rowland W Hanscom Jr
March 14, 1939
July 30, 2000
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  • 03/14
    1939

    Birthday

    March 14, 1939
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SGT Wars/Conflicts: Vietnam
  • 07/30
    2000

    Death

    July 30, 2000
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Maine Veterans' Memorial Cemetery Section K Row 38 Site 27 Box 916a - Old Belgrade Road, in Augusta, Me 04330
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In 1939, in the year that Rowland W Hanscom Jr was born, 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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In 1945, at the age of just 6 years old, Rowland was alive when on February 19th, US Marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Iwo Jima began. Lasting 5 weeks, it was some of the bloodiest and fiercest fighting in the Pacific theater during World War II. The occupying Japanese forces were heavily armed and there were 21,000 Japanese soldiers on the island at the beginning of the battle. Only 216 Japanese soldiers were captured afterwards - the rest had been killed in action or committed suicide. 6,800 American soldiers died but the Americans took control of the island.
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