Soldier Details

Division:

Army
, 
169th Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division

Highest Rank:

Staff Sergeant, E-6

Theater of Operation:

Pacific

Served:

Mar 26, 1943 - Oct 26, 1945

Military Honors:

Marched more miles over difficult terrain, suffered more casualties than any other unit in Pacific Campaign.
Awarded 2 Purple Hearts, WWII Victory Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Philippine Liberation Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantry Badge, Honorable Discharge
Certificate of Recognition
Honor Flight Dayton Ohio, recognized Staff Sargent Hank, @ Wash DC Memorials, September 7, 2019

Honored By:

Allen R Hank, son

Prisoner of War

Killed In Action

Biography

Graduate Reading High School, football, basketball , track. Married 39 years, Lena Stokes, 2 sons, employed Gardener Board & Carton, Lockland Ohio, millwright 38 years. Member St John UCC, Masonic Lodge Military, 169th Infantry Regiment, 43rd Infantry Division suffered more casualties than any other unit in Pacific Campaign. Stationed in Solomon Islands, New Calidonia, New Guinea, Philippines, occupation of Japan