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George Willis Hocking

25 Jan 1922 - 13 Sep 1963

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George Willis Hocking

25 Jan 1922 - 13 Sep 1963

The burial record of George Willis Hocking. Cemetery: Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Location: Fort Snelling, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States. Birth: 25 Jan 1922, Death: 13 Sep 1963.

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George Willis Hocking

Born: 25 Jan 1922

Died: 13 Sep 1963

Fort Snelling National Cemetery

7601 34th Ave S

Fort Snelling, Hennepin, Minnesota

United States

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Department of Veterans Affairs
Cemetery: FT. SNELLING NATIONAL CEMETERY
Plot: SECTION I SITE 2132
Website: http://www.cem.va.gov/CEM/cems/nchp/ftsnelling.asp
Address: 7601 34TH AVENUE, SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55450
Phone: (612) 726-1127
VA ID: 365884

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STAFF SERGEANT

US ARMY

WORLD WAR II

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S SGT - US ARMY - WORLD WAR II

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SECTION I SITE 2132

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George Willis Hocking was born on 25 Jan 1922

George Willis Hocking was 9 years old when Great Depression: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President Herbert Hoover proposes a $150 million (equivalent to $2,197,000,000 in 2017) public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy. The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression that took place mostly during the 1930s, beginning in the United States. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations; in most countries it started in 1929 and lasted until the late-1930s. It was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century. In the 21st century, the Great Depression is commonly used as an example of how far the world's economy can decline.

George Willis Hocking was 20 years old when World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy made a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, intending to neutralize the United States Pacific Fleet from influencing the war Japan was planning to wage in Southeast Asia. World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier. The vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—eventually formed two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It was the most global war in history; it directly involved more than 100 million people from over 30 countries. In a state of total war, the major participants threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. World War II was the deadliest conflict in human history, marked by 50 to 85 million fatalities, most of whom were civilians in the Soviet Union and China. It included massacres, the genocide of the Holocaust, strategic bombing, premeditated death from starvation and disease and the only use of nuclear weapons in war.

George Willis Hocking was 31 years old when Jonas Salk announced the successful test of his polio vaccine on a small group of adults and children (vaccination pictured). Jonas Edward Salk was an American medical researcher and virologist. He discovered and developed one of the first successful polio vaccines. Born in New York City, he attended New York University School of Medicine, later choosing to do medical research instead of becoming a practicing physician. In 1939, after earning his medical degree, Salk began an internship as a physician scientist at Mount Sinai Hospital. Two years later he was granted a fellowship at the University of Michigan, where he would study flu viruses with his mentor Thomas Francis, Jr.

George Willis Hocking died on 13 Sep 1963 at the age of 41

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