WWII

Sidney Lanier Hancock, MD

Rate / Rank
Captain

Birthdate
September 20 1915

Date of Death
January 6 2005

Branch
USAAC

Active Duty Service
July 15 1942 - 1947

Conflicts & Campaigns

Africa; Sicily; Italy

Significant Duty Stations

Flight Surgeon; Robins AFB, Fort Dix; British 8th Army
Randolph Field, San Antonio, Texas; Greenville Army Air Base, Greenville, South Carolina

Decorations & Citations

European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
American Campaign Medal; World War II Victory Medal

Notes

Graduated University of Georgia Class of 1941. The Cairo High School Library was donated by Art Williams, Jr., their son-in-law, in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Sidney Hancock. Burial; Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.