RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):
Granite City, Illinois
FULL NAME:
Lawrence E. Tucker
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):
36761657
- DATE OF BIRTH: Apr 19, 1921
- DATE OF DEATH: Dec 29, 1987
DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
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DATE OF ENLISTMENT:Jul 20, 1943
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PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:Fort Custer, Michigan
ORGANIZATION:
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MAIN UNIT:2nd Engineer Combat Battalion
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SUBUNIT:Headquarters & Service Company
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
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RANK:Private First Class (Pfc.)
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POSITION IN UNIT:Combat Engineer
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:
✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944), ✭ Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945), ✭ Rhineland Campaign (15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945)
DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):
🎖Good Conduct Medal, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖Distinguished Unit Citation
SUMMARY OF HIS SERVICE:
Pfc. Lawrence E. Tucker enlisted at Fort Custer, Michigan, and was later separated at Camp Swift in 1945. He was attached to the 99th Infantry Division at the end of the war and was stationed in Linz.
