Trenton T. Tucker.
Waist Gunner · 330th Squadron · Of Ashland, OR, OR.
The Man Behind the Name
S/Sgt. Trenton T. Tucker served as right waist gunner aboard B-24J 42-73495 on the 8 April 1944 mission to Brunswick, Germany. He was killed in action when the aircraft was shot down over the Island of Schokland in the Ijsselmeer.
A Dutch casualty report (KU 1380, Grave No. 609) records Tucker as killed and interred at the cemetery of Vollenhove, Overijssel, on 14 April 1944. His next of kin was his father, Mr. Trenton T. Tucker, Route Number Two, Box 347, Ashland, Oregon.
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Missions flown.
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.