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TUCKER, Richard Glen - Date of
birth
20 November 1914 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Porter, Porter County, Indiana -
Hometown
Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35359173 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Automatic Rifleman -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
319th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 September 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Bénicourt-Clémery, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 15 | 31 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clarence L. Tucker (father)
Ethel B. (McGis) Tucker (mother)
Hellen Tucker (sister)
Ruth G. Tucker (sister)
Bernice I. Tucker (sister)
Hazel I. Tucker (sister)
Edna L. Tucker (sister)
Harvey A. Tucker (brother)
Mabel Tucker (sister)
Joan (Hudzik) Tucker (wife)
More information
Pvt Richard G. Tucker was a foreman employed by Carnegie Illinois Steel Co. before he enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 3 July 1942. He was trained at Camp Forrest, Tennessee, Camp Phillips, Kansas and Fort Dix, New Jersey before he was sent overseas in July 1944.On 21 September 1943 he was married Joan Hudzik.
He was killed by small arms fire in the thorax.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.newspapers.com - The Times (Munster)