Korean War
Service # | 35649521 |
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Rank | Corporal U.S. Army |
Date of Death | April 7 1951 |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Corporal Tackett was awarded the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation, the Republic of Korea War Service Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
Notes
Corporal Tackett was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a member of Battery A, 25th Antiaircraft Artillery (Automatic Weapons). On April 7, 1951, he was killed in a vehicle accident near Change-ni, South Korea.