Stanley Anthony ROICKI

1917 - 2009  (91 years)

• Name	Stanley Anthony ROICKI
  Birth	13 Aug 1917	Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	30 Mar 2009	San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA   [2]
  Military	CAPT US Army World War II, Korea, Vietnam Enlisted: 1 Jan 1947 Discharged: 31 Jul 1967  [1, 4]
  Death	30 Mar 2009  [1, 3, 4]
  Burial	Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA   [1]
  	Plot: Section 12 Site 1011
  Person ID	I58171	Dyal and Speckels
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2021

  
  

  Family	Gloria Emily Celestia RUST,   b. 13 Nov 1920, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA d. 22 Dec 1997, Bexar County, Texas, USA (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	17 Jul 1944	California, USA   [6]
  Children	+ 1. Living
  Family ID	F38172	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2021

  
  

• Notes

  “[Stanley] was born on August 13, 1917, in Amsterdam, NY to mother Cecilia and father William Roicki. He grew up in Amsterdam as a popular all star basketball player. After high school he enlisted in the US Army and joined the Coastal Artillery stationed in Honolulu, HI in 1936. His company was Battery B 41 Coastal Artillery. During his time there he played on the All Star Basketball team for Ft. Kamehameha and led the team to many wins and earned his nickname ‘Slant.’ He was at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, when the US was attacked and manned the big guns. After the attack at Pearl Harbor he was sent to OCS and was commissioned as a military pilot. He earned the rank Captain in the Battle of the Bulge. He retired from the military after 31 years of service. [3]

  
  

• Sources

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