Headstone of Sergeant John B. Hancock at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial
Dublin Core
Title
Headstone of Sergeant John B. Hancock at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial
Alternative Title
Headstone of Sgt. John Hancock
Subject
World War II, 1939-1945
Veterans--Florida
Cemeteries--Europe
Army
Description
The headstone of Sergeant John B. Hancock (1913-1945) at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial in Dinozé, France. Sgt. Hancock was born in Thomasville, Georgia, in 1913, but later migrated to Auburndale, Florida. Hancock managed a Great Atlantic Pacific Tea Company 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.
Creator
Anderson, Dwight
Source
Original <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&
GRid=56372799">color digital image by Dwight Anderson: Private Collection of Dwight Anderson.
Date Created
ca. 2013-11-18
Is Part Of
Epinal American Cemetery Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Medium
1 color digital image
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial, Dinozé, France
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Provenance
Originally created by Dwight Anderson.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Dwight Anderson and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Epinal Cemetery Project
Curator
Bates, Chris
Cepero, Laura
External Reference
"<a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&
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
Anderson, Dwight, “Headstone of Sergeant John B. Hancock at Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial,” RICHES, accessed December 31, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/9404.