Postcards from Sergeant John B. Hancock to Edna P. Hancock (July 1944)
Dublin Core
Title
Postcards from Sergeant John B. Hancock to Edna P. Hancock (July 1944)
Alternative Title
Postcards from Sgt, John Hancock to Edna Hancock (July 1944)
Subject
World War II, 1939-1945
Description
A series of photographic postcards and an envelope sent from Sergeant John B. Hancock (1913-1944) to his wife, Edna P. Hancock in July of 1944. The photographs feature various scenes in Rome, Italy. 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 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.
Source
Photocopy of original photographic postcards: Private Collection of Linda Hughes.
Date Created
ca. 1944-07-03
Contributor
Hancock, John B.
Hughes, Linda
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of photocopied photographic postcards.
Is Part Of
Epinal American Cemetery Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Requires
Format
application/pdf
Extent
Medium
8 photographic postcards
Language
eng
ita
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, Italy
Corso Trieste, Rome, Italy
Piazzale di Porta Pia, Rome, Italy
Canova Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Rome, Italy
Accrual Method
Donation
Audience
Mediator
History Teacher
Rights Holder
These resources are 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
“Postcards from Sergeant John B. Hancock to Edna P. Hancock (July 1944),” RICHES, accessed April 26, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/9395.