Charles C "Charlie"
BOCK
(b.
24 November 1925
,
Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
d.
22 August 2019
,
Truckee, California, USA
)
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Charles C "Charlie" BOCK was born 24 November 1925 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
Charles C "Charlie" BOCK was the child of Charles Cornelius BOCK and Lela Mae MCCOMBCharles C "Charlie" was a soldier in World War II.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Charles C "Charlie" married Joyce Ellen DETTON abt. 1997 . Joyce Ellen DETTON was born 9 February 1936 in Queens, New York, USA. Joyce Ellen was the child of Dean Henry DETTON and Vesta Maline PESSETTO.
Charles C "Charlie" BOCK died 22 August 2019 in Truckee, California, USA.
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Joyce Ellen DETTON was the child of Dean Henry DETTON and Vesta Maline PESSETTO
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Joyce Ellen DETTON-- Date: abt. 1997 Place: Joyce Ellen DETTON was the child of Dean Henry DETTON and Vesta Maline PESSETTO
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1925 Birth 24 November 1925
Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)2001 - September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Coordinated terrorist attacks by the extremist group al-Qaeda on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, leading to significant changes in U.S. domestic and foreign policy, including the War on Terror.
2019 Death 22 August 2019
Truckee, California, USA
He died at the age of 93.
Obituary
Colonel Charles C. 'Charlie' Bock
Colonel Charles C. 'Charlie' Bock was born on 24 November 1925 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He passed away on 22 August 2019 at the Tahoe Forest Hospital. He served two years in the Army Air Corps following graduation from high school in 1943. After the end of WWII he earned a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Purdue University.
Charlie married his high school sweetheart, Geraldine Chandler, in 1946. She was a perfect and supporting partner through their forty years of marriage. Together they produced a son and two daughters. She lost a two-year battle with cancer in 1986.
A strong passion for flying led to a thirty-year career in the United States Air Force. He graduated from pilot training in 1951, flew a combat tour in Korea and was then selected to attend the USAF Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in 1954. He remained at EAFB for six years in Flight Test Operations, where he flew and tested many of the new airplanes coming...Read MORE...
Reno Journal-Gazette
Reno, Nevada
September 5, 2019
Colonel Charles C. 'Charlie' Bock
Colonel Charles C. 'Charlie' Bock was born on 24 November 1925 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. He passed away on 22 August 2019 at the Tahoe Forest Hospital. He served two years in the Army Air Corps following graduation from high school in 1943. After the end of WWII he earned a degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Purdue University.
Charlie married his high school sweetheart, Geraldine Chandler, in 1946. She was a perfect and supporting partner through their forty years of marriage. Together they produced a son and two daughters. She lost a two-year battle with cancer in 1986.
A strong passion for flying led to a thirty-year career in the United States Air Force. He graduated from pilot training in 1951, flew a combat tour in Korea and was then selected to attend the USAF Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in 1954. He remained at EAFB for six years in Flight Test Operations, where he flew and tested many of the new airplanes coming...Read MORE...
Reno Journal-Gazette
Reno, Nevada
September 5, 2019
Added: 2/24/2021 11:47:22 AM
- Updated: 8/9/2025 3:50:10 PM
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