World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Charlie Ernest Hancock
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Chesterfield County, South Carolina
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES-ALSACE (BATTLE OF THE BULGE) AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS. WOUNDED IN ACTION DURING COMBAT OPERATIONS IN FRANCE IN JULY 1944. TAKEN AS A PRISONER OF WAR BY GERMAN FORCES IN DECEMBER 1944 DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR, BRONZE STAR MEDAL, PURPLE HEART, PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.