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HANCOCK, Joseph Scarborough - Date of
birth
7 July 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34857584 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Reipertswiller, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 14 | 33 |
Immediate family
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Members
William S. Hancock (father)
Nellie (Price) Hancock (mother)
Allen F. Hancock (brother)
Murphey Hancock (brother)
William F. Hancock (brother)
Lindsay P. Hancock (brother)
Margaret C. (Morris) Hancock (wife)
Patricia A. Hancock (daughter)
Martha N. Hancock (daughter)
Joseph C. Hancock (son)
More information
Sgt Joseph S. Hancock attended high school for 4 years and was a stock clerk before he enlisted in Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 27 January 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Virginia Select Marriages / Treibley Family Tree / 1930 Census / 1940 Census / Greensboro Daily News, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - B Toekes