EARLY YEARS

DateNameAgeDetailPlaceReference
1928HannibalBirth [01]; [95]
1928Richard BancroftMarriage [89]; [95]
1929A.J. BancroftBirth - Father Richard [89]; [95]
1929SamanthaBirth - A.J.'s first wife [89]; [95]
1930WifeBirth - A.J.'s second wife (died before 1986) [89]; [95]
1935-08-26FaceBirth - according to faked certificate, Father Peck, Mother Silvers [01]
1936HannibalBirth - according to Stockwell (would have been ten years old when entered West Point) [82]
1944RayBirth [95]
1945AdeleResidenceAtlanta, GA [01]; [62]; [95]
1945BABirth - Mother AdeleAtlanta, GA [01]; [95]
1945-09-26General MilitaryFirst American deathSaigon, South Vietnam [108]
1946A.J. Bancroft17Marriage - SamanthaCalifornia [89]; [95]
1946HMBirth [95]
1946-05-30Hannibal18Graduation - High School [95]
1947FaceBirth - Father AJ Bancroft, Mother Samantha [95]
1950A.J. Bancroft21Divorce - SamanthaCalifornia [89]; [95]
1950-06-03Hannibal22Graduation - West Point Military Academy, Second LieutenantWest Point, New York [01]; [95]
1950-07Hannibal221st Air Cavalry DivisionJapan [95]
1950-07-18Hannibal221st Air Cavalry DivisionKorea [95]
1950-07-18First Air Cavalry DivisionElements of the division went ashoreP'ohang-dong, South Korea [96]
1950-10-19First Air Cavalry DivisionNorth Korean capitalP'yongyang. North Korea [96]
1950-11First Air Cavalry DivisionFirst encounter with Chinese troopsUnsan, North Korea [96]
1950-11-22Hannibal22R&R - four daysSouth Korea [96]
1950-12-07FaceBirth - according to Stockwell [82]
1951HM5Mother died [01]; [95]
1951-07Hannibal231st Air Cavalry DivisionKorea [95]
1951-09-03BABirth - according to Stockwell [82]
1951-12Hannibal1st Air Cavalry DivisionHokkaido, Japan [96]
1951-12-09General MilitaryViet Minh begin hit and run tactics against FrenchSouth Vietnam [108]
1952Face5Abandoned - Angel's Guardian OrphanageLos Angeles, California [01]; [95]
1952-05-30Hannibal24Promotion - First LieutenantJapan [01]; [95]
1952-07Hannibal241st Air Cavalry DivisionJapan [95]
1953-01General MilitaryDomino Theory introduced by Pres. EisenhowerWashington, DC [108]
1953-07Hannibal251st Air Cavalry DivisionJapan [95]
1953-07-27General MilitaryWar endsKorea [108]
1953-08Hannibal25Proposed to Kid Harmon's motherNapa Valley, CA [66]; [95]
1953-08Hannibal25Camp CoëtquidanGuer, France [95]
1954-02-27Hannibal26Promotion - CaptainGuer, France [01]; [95]
1954-05-07General MilitaryMajor defeat of French armyDien Bien Phu, South Vietnam [108]
1954-08Hannibal26Camp CoëtquidanGuer, France [95]
1955-08Hannibal27Camp CoëtquidanGuer, France [95]
1956A.J. Bancroft27Marriage - Second WifeNew York, New York [89]; [95]
1956-02Hannibal28Camp CoëtquidanGuer, France [95]
1956-03Hannibal28SF training beginsFort Bragg, NC [95]
1956-07-02Hannibal28Promotion - MajorFort Bragg, NC [01]; [95]
1957-06Hannibal291st Special Forces GroupSouth Vietnam [95]
1958EllenBirth - Father AJ Bancroft, Mother Second Wife [89]; [95]
1958-01-23Hannibal30Promotion - Lieutenant ColonelSouth Vietnam [01]; [95]