Tucker Claude Wayland

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Claude Wayland Tucker

Rank:

Captain

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Unit:

1347th Army Air Force Base Unit

Date of Death:

1945-07-28

State:

North Carolina

Cemetery:

Greenwood Cem., Greenville, North Carolina

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Claude Wayland Tucker was born on July 6, 1919 in Pitt County, North Carolina. He served in the 1347th Army Air Force Base Unit as a Captain and Pilot of an aircraft during World War II. He died on July 28, 1945 at the age of 26 and is now buried in the Greenwood Cemetery, Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA. CPT Tucker was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China but death date is inscribed as 1945-07-27.