Carl William Tucker
Military
Handwritten caption on reverse: '28th September 1944 The day he shot down four'
Image courtesy of Stephen Trynosky
Object Number - UPL 6700 - First Lieutenant Ernest C Fiebelkorn of the 20th Fighter Group with his ground crew, Technical Sergeant Tucker, Sergeant Barney Yanchitis and...
Assigned to 77FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Re-enlisted USAF, serving in Vietnamese and Korean Conflicts.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Little Rock, AR | 30 November 1921 | Son of Floyd Abraham and Mary Helen [Peaslee] Tucker. |
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Enlisted |
San Bernardino, CA | 24 January 1940 | |
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Enlisted |
Little Rock, AR | 17 May 1946 | Re-enlisted USAF. |
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Died |
Versailles, MO | 23 May 2014 | |
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Buried |
Garber Memorial Estates Cemetery, Laurie, MO | 27 May 2014 | Garber Memorial Estates Cemetery Laurie, Morgan County, MO |
| LaMonte, Missouri | |||
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Based |
Kings Cliffe | Assigned to 77FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / King's Cliffe Memorial Edition
