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Brigadier general in the United States Marine Corps
Martin F. Rockmore
[3] (September 5, 1917 – June 27, 1992) was a
United States Marine Corps
brigadier general .
Life and career
Rockmore graduated from
St. Lawrence University in 1938.
[4]
Rockmore was a decorated Marine veteran of
World War II .
[5]
In 1962, Rockmore founded the
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation ,
[6] an organization that provides scholarships for children whose parent has been killed or wounded in combat.
Rockmore died on June 27, 1992,
[7] at the age of 74.
References
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"Martin F. Rockmore" . The Hall of Valor Project . Retrieved May 18, 2024 .
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"Gen. Rockmore honored for foundation" .
St. Louis Jewish Light .
St. Louis, Missouri . June 22, 1988. p. 4. Retrieved May 18, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Philanthropy to Children 'The Marine Corps Way' " .
The New York Times . July 16, 1991. Retrieved May 18, 2024 .
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"Martin Rockmore, 74, Marine Corps General" .
The New York Times . July 1, 1992. Retrieved May 18, 2024 .
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"County Men Help Marine Scholarships" . The Reporter Dispatch .
White Plains, New York . June 4, 1962. p. 31. Retrieved May 18, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ The Marine Corps Gazette: Volume 64 , Marine Corps Association, 1980
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"Martin F. Rockmore dies" .
St. Louis Jewish Light .
St. Louis, Missouri . July 1, 1992. p. 15. Retrieved May 18, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com .