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Dublin Core
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Title
Florida-France Soldier Stories Project Collection
Alternative Title
Florida-France Soldier Stories Project
Subject
Cemeteries--Europe
Veterans--Florida
World War II, 1939-1945
Army
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES</a>.
<a href="https://projects.cah.ucf.edu/fl-francesoldierstories/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Florida-France Soldier Stories Project</a>.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France
Contributing Project
Florida-France Soldier Stories Project
Curator
Barnes, Mark
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">RICHES MI</a>
External Reference
"<a href="http://history.wisc.edu/epinal_project.htm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Epinal Project- by Students of History 357: The Second World War</a>." University of Wisconsin-Madison. http://history.wisc.edu/epinal_project.htm (accessed January 3, 2015).
Description
<p><span>The </span>Florida-France Soldier Stories<span>project seeks to tell the stories of the Florida soldiers buried in the American Battle Monuments Commission cemeteries in France. Our goal is to honor and commemorate the brave individuals who gave their lives supporting the Allied forces, liberating France, and defeating Germany in the Second World War. Simultaneously, our goal is to teach the students who participate in this research project about the history of France and Florida during World War II, about the history of individual servicemen, and about how to implement historical research methods in their work.</span></p>
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Title
Killed in Action
Alternative Title
Killed in Action
Subject
World War II, 1939-1945
Veterans--Florida
Description
A newspaper obituary announcing that Sergeant John B. Hancock (1913-1944) had been Killed in Action (KIA) while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. Hancock was born in Thomasville, Georgia, in 1913, but later migrated to Auburndale, Florida. Hancock managed a Great Atlantic &
Pacific Tea Company (A&
P) store in Haines City until he enlisted in the 45th Infantry Division's 179th Infantry Regiment. Sgt. Hancock served initially in Africa in 1943, until the 45th Infantry Division's participation in the Allied invasion of Sicily, codenamed Operation Husky. The division then went on to participate in the Allied invasion of Italy, where Sgt. Hancock was injured. He was returned to duty in February of 1944 in southern France. On November 1, 1944, Sgt. Hancock went Missing in Action (MIA) after serving in the Allied invasion of Southern France, codenamed Operation Dragoon. He was eventually buried at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France.
Type
Text
Source
Photocopy of original newspaper obituary, May 1945: Private Collection of Linda Hughes.
Is Part Of
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka2/collections/show/172" target="_blank">Epinal American Cemetery Collection</a>, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of photocopied newspaper obituary, May 1945.
Coverage
Auburndale, Florida
Contributor
Hughes, Linda
Date Created
ca. 1945-05-12
Date Issued
ca. 1945-05-12
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1945-05-12
Format
image/jpg
Extent
Medium
1 newspaper obituary
Language
eng
Audience
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Rights Holder
This resource is provided here by <a href="http://riches.cah.ucf.edu/" target="_blank">RICHES of Central Florida</a> for educational purposes only.
Accrual Method
Donation
Contributing Project
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Project
Curator
Bates, Chris
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
<a href="https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/map/" target="_blank">RICHES MI</a>
Source Repository
Private Collection of Linda Hughes
External Reference
"<a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&
GRid=56372799" target="_blank">Sgt John B Hancock</a>." Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&
GRid=56372799.
"Killed in Action." RICHES of Central Florida.
"Letter from John R. Hull to Edna P. Hancock (April 23, 1945)." RICHES of Central Florida.
A. L. Hancock
A. L. Mims
A&P
Auburndale
Battle of Anzio
Edna P. Hancock
Emily Hancock
F. V. Hancock
First Baptist Church of Auburndale
France
Good Conduct Ribbon
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
Haines City
Infantry Combat Medal
Italy
J. A. Hancock
Jack Hancock
John B. Hancock
KIA
killed in action
Mamie T. Hancock
North Africa Campaign
obituaries
obituary
Operation Anvil
Operation Dragoon
Operation Shingle
Purple Heart
sergeants
U.S. Army
U.S. Department of War
USA
veterans
Vivian Hancock
Vivian Seckinger
World War II
WWII