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The Rocky Story
Private Rockwell “Rocky” Pond hails from Leominster Ma. Where he lived on the
third floor of 98 West Street, which is now the Leominster Senior Center parking
lot. Rocky attended Saxon Trade School and specialized in metal works. Like
many lads his age he only made it to the middle of his senior year when he
volunteered for service during the Korean War. While in Korea he fought in many
battles to include the Chosen Reservoir. Private “Rocky” once spent three long
winter months on the ice at Chosen Reservoir fighting the enemy and fighting the
bitter cold. During his third month, as spring neared, the ice began to thaw and
Private Rockwell Pond fell thru the ice but was saved by his fellow soldiers.
After the war Rocky returned home to Leominster and found employment at
Leominster Ice Company where he worked for many years. Rocky’s favorite past
time has always been fishing including ice fishing. It was the middle of March
1954 while he was ice fishing on the pond off of West Street and a group of kids
were skating near by, when one of them fell thru the ice. Without any hesitation
Rocky raced over to where the youngster went down, searched under the ice till
he found him and pulled him to safety.
As a result of his heroic action the City of Leominster renamed the pond off of
West Street to “Rockwell Pond” in his honor.
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