World War II Honoree

Calvin Louis Hancock

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Beckely, West Virginia

Honored By

John D. Hancock, Sr.

Relationship

Son

ENLISTED APRIL 1940, RETIRED APRIL 1965. LANDED WITH AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE IN OMAN, NORTH AFRICA NOVEMBER 1942. SERVED AS A FORWARD SCOUT. WAS AWARDED BRONZE STAR. LANDED IN SICILY 1943, SERVED AS RIFLEMAN AND SQUAD LEADER. AWARDED PURPLE HEART AND OTHER AWARDS FOR BRAVERY UNDER FIRE. LANDED IN ITALY 1944, SERVED AS PLATOON 1ST SERGEANT. AWARDED BRONZE STAR AND PURPLE HEART FOR BRAVERY UNDER FIRE AND INSPIRING HIS SOLDIERS. COMPLETED HIS DUTIES IN NORTHERN ITALY WHEN THE GERMANS SURRENDERED.