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Decorated World War I Aviator Capt. Edward W. Rucker Jr.

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On July 17, the home of Army Aviation will be officially redesignated Fort Rucker, honoring U.S. Army Capt. Edward Walter Rucker Jr., a pioneering World War I Army Aviator. Born in 1894 in Bosworth, Missouri, Rucker served as a school principal and superintendent before enlisting in the Army Air Corps during World War I. He began his military service in the Missouri National Guard in 1915 and served on the Mexican-American border in 1916-1917. C…
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DVIDS broke the news in on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
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