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Personal info

Full name
TUCKER, Raymond J
Date of birth
29 May 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Buhlehen, 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 enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana, on 5 September 1944 and served four months at Camp Fannin, Texas. He was overseas since the end of January.

Before entering service he was employed at Goodyears.

He attended high school for 1 year before he enlisted.

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