The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Sergeant [then Private] Glen Hancock (ASN: 2395312), United States Army, for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Machine-Gun Company, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, near Cunel, France, 11 and 19 October 1918. While Sergeant Hancock was on duty as company runner, he took charge of a squad whose corporal had been wounded; and, moving the gun to a favorable position, quickly established fire superiority over the enemy and thereby enabled the Infantry to overcome a group of the enemy who had been delaying the advance. While he was firing the gun, a bursting shell buried him and two other soldiers, but he immediately extricated himself and resumed firing. On the night of 19 October he manned another gun, whose squad had been put out of action, and took charge of the crew until the unit was relieved.
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Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Sergeant [then Private]Regiment:
7th Infantry RegimentDivision:
3d Division, American Expeditionary ForcesAction Date:
October 19, 1918
Headquarters, 3d Division, A.E.F., Citation Orders No. 22 (July 8, 1919)By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Sergeant [then Private] Glen Hancock (ASN: 2395312), United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the World War I Victory Medals awarded him. While serving a Company Runner with the Machine Gun Company, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, on the night of 19 October 1918, in the rock quarry between Bois de Foret and Cunel, France, another gun squad had been put out of action. Sergeant Hancock manned the gun and commanded the crew until the unit was relieved. [A Distinguished Service Cross was awarded for this action.]
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Silver Star
Service:
United States ArmyRank:
Sergeant [then Private]Regiment:
7th Infantry RegimentDivision:
3d Division, American Expeditionary ForcesAction Date:
October 11, 1918
Headquarters, 3d Division, A.E.F., Citation Orders No. 22 (July 8, 1919)By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Sergeant [then Private] Glen Hancock (ASN: 2395312), United States Army, is cited by the Commanding General, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the World War I Victory Medals awarded him. While serving a Company Runner with the Machine Gun Company, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Division, American Expeditionary Forces, during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Sergeant Hancock displayed unusual zeal and heroism in carrying out all missions. On the morning of 11 October 1918, south of Cunel, France, he made three trips of two hundred meters to the rear for ammunition under heavy artillery and machine gun fire. On the same morning he carried two wounded men, one at a time, two hundred meters to the rear to the First Aid Station under the same circumstances. Later the same day a corporal having been wounded by enemy machine gun fire, Sergeant Hancock took command of the gun squad, moved the gun to a favorable position, quickly established fire superiority over the enemy who were delaying the progress of our infantry, and enabled our infantry to kill or capture them all. While in position, firing the gun himself, a shell buried him and the other two men with him. He crawled out, got the gun in action again, and continued to fire until our advancing infantry masked his fire. [A Distinguished Service Cross was awarded for this action.]