Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Private 1st Class

Unit:

Medical Detachment, 319th Glider Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army

Awarded on:

October 8th, 1945

Royal decree no.31 / G.O. No. 126

Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Private 1st Class

Unit:

Medical Detachment, 319th Glider Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army

Awarded on:

February 4th, 1945

Awarded for:

Operation Market Garden

"For gallantry in action while serving with the Medical Detachment, 319th Glider Field Artillery Battalion, 82d Airborne Division, in action on 18 September 1944, near ****, Holland. Immediately after landing by glider, Private First Class Tucker, Aid Man, assembled fourteen critically wounded men approximately three hundred yards behind the front lines and gave them first aid, though continually under strafing enemy small arms and machine gun fire. Disregarding his own personal safety, Private Tucker made several trips into the area under fire to remove the wounded men to a safer place. He cared for the wounds of the men and stayed with them for fifty hours, administering to their needs until it was possible to evacuate them. Some of the men were seriously wounded and probably could not have survived without the aid given them by Private Tucker. His conduct at all times exemplified the highest traditions of the Service."

Headquarters, 82d Airborne Division, General Orders No. 15