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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 5567" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Tucker </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>David Bruce </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Company E,20th Infantry (LRP) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Captain</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>0-5310699</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1st October 1967 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>28 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Beaufort National Cemetery,Beaufort,Beaufort County,South Carolina Section 16 Site 62</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Elmhurst,New York</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 15.2.1939 Panama</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Reuben Henry III and Mrs Tucker,The Citadel,Charleston,South Carolina</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>father (1911-70) was Major General,US Army (rtd) (C.O. of 504 Parachute Infantry Regiment in WW2)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>husband of Gwynne (nee Simmons) Tucker,Florida (2 daughters Catherine and Elizabeth)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>attended Bishop England High School,Charleston,South Carolina (2 years)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated Clarksville High School,Clarksville,Tennessee</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>8 years service</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>attended The Citadel,South Carolina 1957-61</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated OCS,Fort Benning,Georgia</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>VII LRRP (Airborne) 1962-63</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>7th Cavalry (Company A,2 Bn) 1967</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>20 Infantry 1967</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awards Air Medal,Army Commendation Medal</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>promoted Major posthumously</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="http://www.7thrra.com" target="_blank">www.7thrra.com</a> shows him as E/20 and E/52 LRP but E/52 didnt operate until December 1967</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>KIA in helicopter crash South Vietnam </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 27E Line 38 </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/d-tucker.22205/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/22/22205-41e67a32d05c789923f807fe9ff4dc3e.jpg?1591401238" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/d-tucker-grave.22206/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/22/22206-2844030bc1b0d8914594466a41eb76b5.jpg?1591401238" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 5567, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Tucker [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]David Bruce [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Company E,20th Infantry (LRP) [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Captain[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]0-5310699[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]1st October 1967 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]28 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Beaufort National Cemetery,Beaufort,Beaufort County,South Carolina Section 16 Site 62[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Elmhurst,New York[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 15.2.1939 Panama[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Reuben Henry III and Mrs Tucker,The Citadel,Charleston,South Carolina[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]father (1911-70) was Major General,US Army (rtd) (C.O. of 504 Parachute Infantry Regiment in WW2)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]husband of Gwynne (nee Simmons) Tucker,Florida (2 daughters Catherine and Elizabeth)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]attended Bishop England High School,Charleston,South Carolina (2 years)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated Clarksville High School,Clarksville,Tennessee[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]8 years service[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]attended The Citadel,South Carolina 1957-61[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated OCS,Fort Benning,Georgia[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]VII LRRP (Airborne) 1962-63[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]7th Cavalry (Company A,2 Bn) 1967[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]20 Infantry 1967[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awards Air Medal,Army Commendation Medal[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]promoted Major posthumously[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I][URL='http://www.7thrra.com']www.7thrra.com[/URL] shows him as E/20 and E/52 LRP but E/52 didnt operate until December 1967[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]KIA in helicopter crash South Vietnam [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]Vietnam Veterans Memorial,Washington,D.C. Panel 27E Line 38 [/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/d-tucker.22205/'][IMG]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/22/22205-41e67a32d05c789923f807fe9ff4dc3e.jpg?1591401238[/IMG][/URL] [URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/d-tucker-grave.22206/'][IMG]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/22/22206-2844030bc1b0d8914594466a41eb76b5.jpg?1591401238[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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