Fredericksburg in Gillespie County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

U.S.S. Hancock (CV/CVA-19)

Photographed by James Hulse, April 27, 2022

1. U.S.S. Hancock (CV/CVA-19) Marker

Inscription. Dedicated to the Memory of Those
who gave their lives while serving aboard
"The Fighting Hannah"

U.S.S. Hancock (CV/CVA-19)

Commissioned: April 15, 1944
Decommissioned: May 9, 1947
Recommissioned: February 15, 1954

World War II Service
Seven Battle Stars
Navy Unit Commendation
Republic of Philippines Presidential Unit Citation

Vietnam War Service

Twelve Deployments as CVA-19
Navy Unit Commendation
Vietnam Service Medal
Republic of Vietnam Service Medal

Presented by the U.S.S. Hancock (CV/CVA-19) Association

Erected by National Museum of the Pacific War.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Vietnam • War, World II.

Location. 30° 16.353′ N, 98° 52.025′ W. Memorial is in Fredericksburg, Texas, in Gillespie County. It can be reached from the intersection of East Austin Street and North Washington Street. The marker is located in the central section of the WWII Veterans Memorial Courtyard which is a part of the National Museum of the Pacific War. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 311 East Austin Street, Fredericksburg TX 78624, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Hill Country.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Seven Sons of Samuel D. and Emma B. Grady (here, next to this marker); Harry Hayes (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Iowa (BB-61) (here, next to this marker); Arisan Maru (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Haggard DD-555 (here, next to this marker); USS Euryale (AS22) (here, next to this marker); The Class of January 1943 United States Military Academy (here, next to this marker); U.S.S. Farenholt (DD491) (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fredericksburg.

Also see . . . USS Hancock (CV-19). Wikipedia

USS Hancock (CV/CVA-19) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name and was named for Founding Father John Hancock, president of the Second Continental Congress and first governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Hancock was commissioned in April 1944 and served in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations, earning four battle stars. Decommissioned shortly after the end of the war, she was modernized and recommissioned in the early 1950s as an attack carrier (CVA). In her second career, she operated exclusively in the Pacific, playing a prominent role in the Vietnam War, for which she earned a
Photographed by James Hulse, April 27, 2022

2. U.S.S. Hancock (CV/CVA-19) Marker
The marker is the second marker on the right of the large markers.
Navy Unit Commendation. She was the first US Navy carrier to have steam catapults installed. She was decommissioned in early 1976 and sold for scrap later that year.

(Submitted on November 28, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

U.S.S. Hancock (CV/CVA-19) during operations in the Philippines area image. Click for full size.

Public Domain - US Navy, December 15, 1944

3. U.S.S. Hancock (CV/CVA-19) during operations in the Philippines area

Credits. This page was last revised on November 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 839 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 28, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.