Tucker Clyde Adair, Jr.

Monuments

Norwegian Aviation Museum American Exhibit

Name:

Clyde Adair, Jr. Tucker

Rank:

Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-106350

Unit:

U.S.S. Ranger

Date of Death:

1943-10-04

State:

Louisiana

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia

Plot:

Section 34

Row:

Grave:

Site 668-A

Decoration:

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

Clyde Adair Tucker, Jr. was born on September 23, 1920. At the time of his death, Lieutenant Tucker was serving in the VB-4 Squadron aboard the USS Ranger. He was Killed in Action on October 4, 1943, during the Operation Leader in Bodo, Norway. It is believed that he died on impact when his plane crashed into the water after being hit by anti-aircraft fire.

Lt Tucker's body went missing, and his name is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom. His remains were subsequently found and are now buried in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, www.history.navy.mil