Paul R. Tucker Jr.

Company D 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 07/13/1944

Paul Raymond Tucker Jr. was born in Anderson, Madison County, Indiana on July 11, 1925.

Prior to entering military service he was employed at the Ward Stilson Company Plant 2
at Anderson, Indiana.

He was drafted into the Army on September 30, 1943 at Indianapolis, Indiana. His home of residence
was listed as Anderson, Madison County, Indiana. He had completed two years of
High School and was single with no dependents. His religion was listed as Protestant.

He was assigned to Company D from the 4th Infantry Division
replacement pool on June 17, 1944.

Private Tucker was killed in action in France during the attack toward the town of Perriers
on July 13, 1944.

Decorations of Paul R. Tucker Jr.

Paul R. Tucker Jr. was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery
Sainte Mere-Eglise #2 at Carentan, France in Block K Row 6 Grave 110 and was moved to the permanent
cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Colleville-sur-Mer
Departement du Calvados
Basse-Normandie, France
Plot D Row 11 Grave 16

Grave marker for

Paul R. Tucker Jr.

Photo by

John Tomawski

and

Andreia Lino

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