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Wall of Honor Level:
Air and Space Friend

Honored by:
CWO4 Mark Phillips

John H. Hancock, ACMM (Aviation Chief Machinist Mate), AP (Aviation Personnel)
First flight log entry - March 1927
Last flight log entry - August 1946
Flight Log Entries indicate 4,000+ hours logged

Enlisted 2/24/1925, Hampton Roads, VA
12/23/1928 - USN Parachute School, Lakehurst, NJ
8/1928 - Naval Free Fall Records from 1,800 ft.: 350 ft. & 550 ft.
Served on catapault aircraft as a "Riding Mechanic" on the following ships:
Battleship USS Pennsylvania (1928)
Battleship USS Arizona (1929)
Battleship USS Nevada (1929)
Heavy Cruiser USS Tuscaloosa (1938)
1/6/1930 - Received "Orders To Duty Involving Flying For Enlisted Men"
7/24/1931 - Issued Parachute Riggers License #189 from Department of Commerce
5/12/1934 - Ordered to Aircraft Carrier USS Lexington (VF-2B)
6/3/1934 - Carrier Qualified
3/31/1940 - Ordered to Naval Atache' ,US Embassy, Buenos Aired, Argentina
3/29/1944 - Ordered to Naval Air Station - Pensacola as Leading Chief, VF-1
5/12/1947 - Transfer to Fleet Reserve - Norfolk, VA
1/1/1955 - Retirement with thirty years service
ACMM Hancock was very proud of his career in the service of his country, and of his contributions to Naval Aviation. The following information was taken from his "Aviators Flight Log Book" and his "Continuous Service Log". He was proud to be an American, proud of his service, and proud of his contributions to his country. His early flying history, his contribution to early parachuting, his total devotion to those officers he served under, his love of his service and his love of flying are just a part of the man he was.The service records above tell only a part of his history but the places he went, the friends he made and the things he did are the true story.