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HANCOCK, Asa Talmadge - Date of
birth
18 May 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama -
Hometown
Jefferson County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1308332 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
G Company,
3rd Battalion,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 September 1944 - Place of
death
Southeast of Groesbeek, the Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| M | 12 | 12 |
Immediate family
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Members
Claud Hancock (father)
Beulah Hancock (mother)
Evelyn Hancock (sister)
James Hancock (brother)
Mildred Hancock (sister)
Gladys Hancock (sister)
Fay C. Hancock (sister)
Betty Hancock (sister)
Trella Hancock (sister)
Claudinne Hancock (sister)
More information
1st Lt Asa T. Hancock joined the Regular Army at Fort McPherson , Georgia on 2 November 1940.Lt Hancock lead a patrol going out that night. On patrol he and ten men were ambushed by German machine guns.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and interment Records, www.fold3.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Mike Gardner