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RUCKER, Paul W - Date of
birth
24 November 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Etowah, McMinn County, Tennessee -
Hometown
McMinn County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6833557 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 November 1944 - Place of
death
Thiaville-sur-Meurthe, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 21 | 51 |
Immediate family
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Members
Benjamin J. Rucker (father)
Mary E. (Arric) Rucker (mother)
William L. Rucker (brother)
Roy M. Rucker (brother)
Woodrow W. Rucker (brother)
Duke Rucker (brother)
Pauline Rucker (sister)
Mattie B. Rucker (sister)
More information
Sgt Paul W. Rucker volunteered for the US Army in Camp Forrest, Tennessee on 19 December 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Norwood Family Tree, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy