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Tucker Grant G.

Name:
Grant G. Tucker
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
39270932
Unit:
561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-02-20
State:
Utah
Cemetery:
Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah
Plot:
WEST_4_80_5E
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Grant G. Tucker was born on July 13, 1920. He was the waist gunner aboard B-17G Flying Fortress #42-39894 "Barbara." Their plane was shot down by fighter plane on a mission to Poland and crashed in Assens, Denmark. Nine crew was Killed in Action. SSgt Tucker is now buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA. He was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.