Rucker, George

Rank: Private

Unit: Troop C, 36th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 11th Cavalry Group (Mecz)

Awards: Purple Heart Medal

Entered service: 19-Mar-1943

Enlisted: New York City, New York

Enlisted by: Selectees (Enlisted Men)

Date of birth: 31-Aug-1924

Hometown: Nassau County, New York

Marital status: Single, with dependents

Campaign: World War II

Date of casualty: 18-Dec-1944

Age at death: 20

Cause of death: Killed in action.

Place of interment: Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Limburg, Netherlands

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