A Pocket Reference Guide: Army, Navy, Marine Corps Insignia
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Title
A Pocket Reference Guide: Army, Navy, Marine Corps Insignia
Alternative Title
Army, Navy, Marine Corps Insignia
Subject
World War II, 1939-1945
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Description
A pocket reference guide for insignias of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps during World War II. This reference guide was owned by Sergeant John B. Hancock (1913-1944). 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 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 1944in 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.
Source
Photocopy of original 6-page guide: Private Collection of Linda Hughes.
Date Created
ca. 1943-03
Date Copyrighted
ca. 1943-03
Date Issued
ca. 1943-03
Contributor
Hughes, Linda
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of photocopied 6-page guide.
Is Part Of
Epinal American Cemetery Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
Medium
6-page guide
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
Auburndale, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Audience
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by Newsweek.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Newsweek 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
“A Pocket Reference Guide: Army, Navy, Marine Corps Insignia,” RICHES, accessed May 4, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/9394.