Melvin T Tucker
MilitaryShot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 42-39776. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tar Heel Peggy
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 24 April 1944 | |
Born |
Richmond Heights, Missouri, USA |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 4285
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 4285 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database