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.]