Harris A Tucker

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by fighters and crashed 10 miles east of the target of Brunswick on 10 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31080 'Hey Moitle', Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31080

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hey Moitle
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

10 February 1944

Buried/ Commemorated

Tennessee

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https://etvma.org/veterans/harris-a-tucker-7950/

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Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Removed a space in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2371, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces