Italian Currency During World War II

Italian Currency During World War II

Italian Currency During WWII

Currency

Italian currency issued during World War II. The Italian lira (₤) was the currency used in Italy and its colonies until the Euro was adopted in 2002. This particular bill was likely used by Sergeant John B. Hancock (1913-1944), an American soldier.

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 at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France.

Photocopy of original bill: Private Collection of Linda Hughes.

ca. 1943

1942-11-16

Hancock, John B.

Hughes, Linda

Digital reproduction of photocopied bill, November 16, 1942.

Epinal American Cemetery Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

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Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Project

Bates, Chris

Cepero, Laura

Private Collection of Linda Hughes

"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.