Emmett Rucker Jr.

Vietnam War
Unit12th Air Commando Squadron
RankLieutenant Colonel U.S. Air Force
Entered Service FromWichita Falls Texas
Date of DeathMay 24 1968
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
A
Notes
Lieutenant Colonel Rucker was a member of the 12th Air Commando Squadron. On May 24, 1968, he was the pilot of a Fairchild Provider Cargo Aircraft (UC-123B) over the South China Sea offshore South Vietnam, when his aircraft crashed. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.