Soldier Summary
Soldier Summary
Hancock, Thomas, Jr..
Military History
Rank
Private
Unit
United States. Army. Engineer Regiment, 310th. Company A.
Serial Number
2984814
Medals Awarded
- Silver Star Citation
Events
Event
Date
Place
Details
Event
Residence
Date
1927
Place
Oglesby, IL
Details
-
Event
Silver Star Citation for action
Date
10/8/1918
Place
Seltso, Russia
Details
-
Event
Transf. to Camp Grant
Date
7/19/1919
Place
-
Details
-
Sources
- Engineers rosters, National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, MO
- Military Times Hall of Valor
- The Polar Bear, vol. 3, no. 1 (Feb. 1927).
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