Tucker, Ray Dean

1927 - 1951  (24 years)

• Name	Tucker, Ray Dean
  Birth	14 Sep 1927	Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	TUCK.R003
  Military Service	Korean War, Private First Class, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, United States Army  [1]
  	Private First Class Tucker was a member of the 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on October 4, 1951. Private First Class Tucker was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		United States Army Emblem Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the…
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class (abbreviated as Pfc.), United States Army, Combat Arms (Aug 1948-Feb 1951)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Presidential Unit Citation (South Korea)
  		Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
  		Military Service Ribbons, Ray Dean Tucker (1927-1951) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		National Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		National Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Korean Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Korean Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		United Nations Service Medal Korea, United Nations
  		United Nations Service Medal Korea, United Nations
  		Korean War Service Medal
  		Korean War Service Medal
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  		1st Cavalry Division ("The First Team"), United States Army
  		1st Cavalry Division ("The First Team"), United States Army
  		8th Cavalry Regiment, United States Army
  Military Service	World War II, United States Army  [2]
  	In November 1945 he entered the Armed Services and was honorably discharged in 1946.
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  Death	4 Oct 1951	North Korea   [1, 3]
  	Cause: Killed in Action
  Burial	Noble Prairie Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Tucker, Ray Dean
  Person ID	I25370	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Maglone - Landers James Maglone and Mary Landers Descendants
  Last Modified	7 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Tucker, Corta Emery,   b. 13 Aug 1893, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 18 May 1963 (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Foster, Ethel May,   b. 1892, Oregon d. 1977 (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1919  [4]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 25 years and 4 months - She : ~ 27 years.
  Family ID	F11007	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Sep 1927 - Noble, Richland County, Illinois Death - Cause: Killed in Action - 4 Oct 1951 - North Korea Burial - - Noble Prairie Cemetery, Noble, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S7107] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Tucker, Ray Dean, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41101289/ray-dean-tucker), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7108] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Tucker, Ray Dean, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41101289), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7105] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Tucker, Abraham Douglas, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSsr=401&GScid=106030&GRid=25165283&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7106] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Tucker, Corta E. and Ethel M., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41101251/corta-emery-tucker), none. (Reliability: 2).