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George Lincoln Rockwell denied burial...
George Lincoln Rockwell denied burial...
Item # 721825
August 30, 1967
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. August 30, 1967
* George Lincoln Rockwell
* American Nazi Party leader
* Denied burial in National cemetery
The top of the front page, above the masthead, has a three column heading: "Nazi Is Denied Burial In National Cemetery" with related photo. (see images)
Complete with 50 pages, light toning at the margins, small tape mend within the masthead, generally in very nice condition.
AI notes: George Lincoln Rockwell, founder of the American Nazi Party and a former U.S. Navy officer, was initially approved for burial at Culpeper National Cemetery in Virginia due to his veteran status. However, the Army imposed strict conditions prohibiting Nazi uniforms, insignia, and flags during the funeral. When his followers arrived in uniform, draped his coffin with swastika-emblazoned flags, and attempted to force entry into the cemetery, military authorities intervened, resulting in arrests and the immediate revocation of burial approval. Consequently, Rockwell’s body was not interred; his followers secretly cremated him the following day, and a subsequent application to inter his ashes in a national cemetery was also denied, marking a rare instance of a U.S. veteran being refused burial in a federal cemetery due to conduct that violated the regulations and values of the military burial system.
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