The Story
1st Lt Edward Tucker was killed in action on 10 June 1944, serving with Service Company, 115th Infantry Regiment. On 10 June 1944, the 115th Infantry Regiment was holding defensive positions along the Elle River, with elements sent across the waterway to patrol and probe enemy positions. Exact locations and movements of individual companies within Regimental Troops that day were not separately recorded, but the regiment as a whole remained engaged in this defensive and reconnaissance posture along the river line. 1st Lt Tucker was killed in action that day; the report does not specify the individual circumstances.
Source: NARA