In Memoriam

WILLIAM H HANCOCK II

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Hancock, William Howard II
Yutan, NE
USMC
PFC

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2/4/1949

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Panel 53E Line 014
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2/2/1968
4/30/1968
4/30/1968

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South Vietnam
Quang Tri
UNK
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Operation Kentucky
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0331 = Machine Gunner
L CO, 3RD BN, 9TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF
Purple Heart
Hollst-Lawn Cemetery, Yutan, NE
Casualty codes: A1-E-7
A1 = Hostile, died outright
E = Artillery, rocket, or mortar
7 = Ground casualty
Recovered.
N/A
Vicinity Of Cam Vu, 5 Km East-Northeast Of Cam Lo Village 29Apr-02May68.

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