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Personal info

Full name
HANCOCK, Warren William
Date of birth
10 September 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33782030
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
12 January 1945
Place of death
Bavigne, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 2 34

Immediate family

Members
William J. Hancock (father)
Edith R. (Graves) Hancock (mother)
Edith G. Hancock (sister)

More information

Pvt Warren W. Hancock was employed at the Penna Flex Company before he enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 21 May 1943.

He died in a field hospital to the effects of small arms fire to his intestines.

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 / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.findagrave.com, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery