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USS Henry W. Tucker DD/DDR 875PM3 Henry Warren Tucker. 1919 – 1942. Our ship was named in honor of PM. 3 Henry Warren Tucker of York, Alabama, USNR. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for heroism during the Battle of the Coral Sea, 7 May 1942. Tucker was called to active duty in July, 1941, and reported to the Naval Hospital at Pensacola, Florida. On 15 January 1942, Tucker reported aboard the tanker. For duty. The. Had survived the Pearl Harbor attack despite being berthed on Battleship Row. Waiting at a refueling rendezvous.
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