Samuel Rockenbach
Samuel Dickerson Rockenbach | |
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Rockenbach circa 1918 | |
| Born | January 27, 1869 Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | May 16, 1952 (aged 83) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Buried | |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Service years | 1891–1933 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Service number | 0-397 |
| Unit | Cavalry Branch |
| Commands | 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 |
| Conflicts | American Indian Wars Pancho Villa Expedition Spanish–American War World War I |
| Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal |
| Spouse | Emma Baldwin (m. 1898–1945, her death) |
| Relations | Theodore Anderson Baldwin (father-in-law) |
| Other work | Commandant, Kemper Military School |
Samuel Dickerson Rockenbach (27 January 1869 – 16 May 1952) was an American Brigadier General and father of the United States Tank Corps.