Allen Franklin Tucker

Era: World War II

Military Branch: Army

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TUCKER, Allen Franklin

Allen Franklin Tucker was born on December 27th 1923 to Ira Joel & Eunice Alice [Hurd] Tucker in Duluth, Minnesota. He went to Duluth Central High School.

Mr. Tucker was inducted in the Army in WWII on November 4th 1942. He was assigned 392nd Bomber Squadron, 30th Bomber Group. He rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant.

SGT Tucker earned the following:

Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal, -and-
Purple Heart

He was killed in action on December 20th 1943. His name is etched in the Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu; aka the 'Punchbowl'. His official status is 'Missing in Action.'

Allen F Tucker in American Battle Monuments Commission - Fold3

U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 - Ancestry.com