Muscatine County

 
Theodore R. Tucker

 

 


THEODORE R. TUCKER, Electrician’s Mate First Class
Son of Mrs. W.S. Denham of Columbus Junction, Theodore R. Tucker died on Aug. 21, 1944 in the performance of his duty somewhere in the Pacific theater. He had been employed as a lineman for the Northwestern Bell Telephone co., and had made his home in Winterset before enlisting a year previously.

Source: Year End Review Edition - Muscatine Journal & News Tribune - December 29, 1944

Theodore Roosevelt Tucker was born July 6, 1910 to Daniel W. and Rosabelle Smoke Tucker. He died Aug. 21, 1944 and is buried Elm Grove Cemetery, Washington, IA.

Petty Officer Tucker served in World War II with the U.S. Navy and served aboard the USS Storm King (AP-171).

Source: ancestry.com