Edward W. Rucker, Jr.
On 11 December, 1918, Brother Rucker was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross along with 21 other officers and enlisted men. He was also awarded the Croix de Guerre with palm.[viii] Now Captain Rucker returned to his home town of Fayette, MO in early February, 1919 to the welcome of the whole town.
He was married to Mabel Elmore Rucker.
After the War he relocated to Oneonta and then Buffalo, New York, where he lived until the early 1940’s. On 4 February, 1942 he registered for the draft. He listed his residence in St. Louis, MO and his occupation at “Disabled and retired”.
Brother Rucker entered into the Celestial Lodge Above on 24 March, 1945, in Fayette, MO. He now rests in Walnut Ridge Cemetery in Fayette.
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