Samuel Rockenbach
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Samuel Dickerson Rockenbach (27 January 1869 – 16 May 1952) was an American Brigadier General and father of the United States Tank Corps.
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Samuel Dickerson Rockenbach | |
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Born | (1869-01-27)January 27, 1869 Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. |
Died | May 16, 1952(1952-05-16) (aged 83) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1891-1933 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Service number | 0-397 |
Unit | Cavalry Branch |
Commands held | Base Section Number 1, Saint-Nazaire, France Tank Corps, First United States Army U.S. Army Tank Corps U.S. Army Tank School Military District of Washington 2nd Cavalry Brigade 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
Battles/wars | American Indian Wars Pancho Villa Expedition Spanish–American War World War I |
Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal |
Spouse(s) | Emma Baldwin (m. 1898-1945, her death) |
Relations | Theodore Anderson Baldwin (father-in-law) |
Other work | Commandant, Kemper Military School |
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