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HANCOCK, Tipton - Date of
birth
6 January 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Bradley County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14071690 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
unknown -
Unit
334th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 November 1944 - Place of
death
Geilenkirchen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 10 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Jim Hancock (father)
Stella (Cowan) Hancock (mother)
Zelma (Thompson) Hancock (wife)
More information
Tip Hancock attended grammar school, worked as a chauffeur/driver.He enlisted in the U.S. Army from Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia on 17 December 1941 as a Private.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Gert Poelman, National Archives, ABMC, www.wwiimemorial.com,
Find A Grave, www.ancestry.com 1920 Census - Headstone Inscription and Interment Record, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Des Philippet/Find a Grave, Jon Strupp