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Hancock, Clem S.

 Person

Dates

  • Usage: 1923 - 2016

Biographical History

Clem Slade Hancock was born October 28, 1923, in Panguitch, Utah. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1942, and served as a technical sergeant in China, Burma, and India during World War II, driving the Burcma-China road to deliver explosives. He returned from service and graduated from Brigham Young University, then worked as a high school music teacher. Clem married Adell Olsen in 1947 in Utah. He died April 17, 2016, in Payson, Utah.

Citation:
Ancestry, via WWW, July 29, 2020 (born 28 Oct 1923 Panguitch, Utah. Died 17 Apr 2016 Payson, Utah. Married Adell Olsen in 1947 in Washington County, Utah) Saints at War Project records for the United States Army, Clem Hancock papers, 1937-2015 (Joined U.S. Army in 1942 and served in WWII in China, Burma, and India, serving as a technical sergeant, driving the Burcma-China road to deliver explosives. Returned from service and graduated from Brigham Young University, then worked as a high school music teacher and band director)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Clem Hancock papers, 1937-2015

 File — Box 111: Series 4; Series 6; Series 7 [Barcode: 31197233285326], Folder: 13-18
Identifier: MSS 2350 Series 6 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains military, church, and school records, correspondence, clippings, and other ephemera. Materials relate to Hancock's career as a high school music teacher and band director in Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming, service as a technical sergeant in the United States Army in World War II in Burma, China, and India, and his family and retirement life in Utah. Dated 1937 to 2015.

Dates: 1937-2015
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Saints at War Project records / Saints at War Project records for World War II (Pacific) / Saints at War Project records for the United States Army

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