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Personal info

Full name
TUCKER, Robert William
Date of birth
8 May 1923
Age
22
Place of birth
Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois
Hometown
Maricopa County, Arizona

Military service

Service number
39857012
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
424th Infantry Regiment,
106th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
18 December 1945
Place of death
Winterspelt, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Tablets of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Robert H. Tucker (father)
Reba Tucker (mother)
Warren J. Tucker (brother)
Jay W. Tucker (brother)

More information

Pvt Robert W. Tucker was a sales clerk before he enlisted in Phoenix, Arizona on 23 February 1943.

He was officially declared dead one day and one year after he was reported missing in action.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, The CUB of the Golden Lion, December 1952