Biography

Hancock, Joseph (Hancook); b. January 24, 1896, New York, New York; Sailed January 12, 1938 aboard the Aquitania; Sent back; Returned to the US aboard the SS Black Gull, was serving on the ship as add on crew, signing on in LeHavre, and was discharged in NYC.

Sources: Sail; RGASPI Fond 545, Opis 6, Delo 31, ll. 58, Liste Des Camarades Renvoyesen France, Reformes Par Le T. M. M. under Hancook March 25, 1938; L-W Tree Ancestry.

Photographs: Joseph Hancock, tentative identification, Seaman’s Protection Certificate, 1931 and 1926.