Letter from Henry L. Stimson to Edna P. Hancock (May 25, 1945)
Dublin Core
Title
Letter from Henry L. Stimson to Edna P. Hancock (May 25, 1945)
Alternative Title
Letter from Stimson to Hancock (May 25, 1945)
Subject
World War II, 1939-1945
Veterans--Florida
Description
A letter from U.S. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson to Edna P. Hancock dated May 25, 1945. In the letter, Sec. Stimson announces that Hancock's husband, Sergeant John B. Hancock (1913-1944), was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart from President Harry S. Truman.
Sgt. Hancock was born in Thomasville, Georgia, in 1913, but later migrated to Auburndale, Florida. Hancock managed a Great Atlantic &
Sgt. 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 Operation Husky for 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 to tour 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 in Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France.
Creator
Stimson, Henry L.
Source
Photocopy of original 1-page typewritten letter from Henry L. Stimson to Edna P. Hancock, May 25, 1945: Private Collection of Linda Hughes.
Date Created
1945-05-25
Contributor
Hughes, Linda
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of photocopied 1-page typewritten letter from Henry L. Stimson to Edna P. Hancock, May 25, 1945.
Is Part Of
Epinal American Cemetery Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
Medium
1-page typewritten letter
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Auburndale, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Audience
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Henry L. Stimson.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Linda Hughes and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Project
Curator
Bates, Chris
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Private Collection of Linda Hughes
External Reference
"GRid=56372799" target="_blank">Sgt John B Hancock." 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.
Citation
chris.bates, “Letter from Henry L. Stimson to Edna P. Hancock (May 25, 1945),” RICHES, accessed April 20, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/9312.