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Personal info

Full name
TUCKER, Raymond J
Date of birth
29 May 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Bethlehem Township, Clark County, Indiana
Hometown
Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana

Military service

Service number
35907914
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
276th Infantry Regiment,
70th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 March 1945
Place of death
Völklingen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 6 10

Immediate family

Members
Charles R. Tucker (father)
Hazel A. (McChris) Tucker (mother)
Samuel E. Tucker (brother)
Margie Tucker (sister)
Marvin Tucker (brother)
Margaret Tucker (wife)

More information

Pfc Raymond J. Tucker employed at Goodyear before he enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 5 September 1944. He was sent overseas at the end of January 1945.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Indiana Birth Certificates / 1940 Census, http://www.trailblazersww2.org, www.newspapers.com - Charlestown Courier, Indiana - 1945
Photo source: www.newspapers.com - Charlestown Courier, Indiana - 1945