Otto C. (Jimmie) Lucht

April 27, 1944

Sgt. O. C. LUCHT, husband of the former Miss Irene King here, has just been promoted to M/Sgt. she advises us. Sgt. Lucht has been in the AAC three years and overseas the past 10 months.

September 14, 2003

From the other side of the world public relations officer for "An Eighth AAF Fighter Station in England” sends us the following about a guy not many of you fellow know, he having married a Bunnell girl (Irene King) since he went into the army. Public Relations said:

“M/Sgt. OTTO C. LUCHT of Bunnell, Florida, has bought himself a piece of the air force.

He was among the first soldiers stationed on this Eighth Fighter Command Mustang base to make a purchase in the War Bond campaign staged by the Eighth Air Force to buy a 'Victory Squadron.' All planes flown by the Eighth will be represented in the Victory Squadron, and each officer and enlisted man buying bonds in the drive, becomes a 'shareholder.'

Sgt. Lucht is a communications section chief in a high scoring Mustang Squadron.” (Ed. Note-That last paragraph tells a whale of a story between the lines)

May 17, 1945

Also a letter from M/Sgt. JIMMIE LUCHT whose wife, the former Miss Irene King, works for Kudrna Motor Co. here. Jimmie writes:

"This is the first opportunity I have had to tell you I have been receiving the Tribune regularly, and enjoy reading them.

After receiving the paper for so long, I almost feel as if I had lived in Bunnell and know the people you write about. I know that I am looking forward to meeting them, especially the boys in the service.

I read the letters the service men write to you and remember one from a fellow in the Philippines, in which he says "A persons doesn't realize how good America is unless he can get around and see some of the world. Well, it is the same on this side and I think we all will appreciate home a little more than before. At least I know I will and I'm looking forward to the day I can look upon this period as just a bad dream."

October 11, 1945

...... the following men perhaps well known to you - are now just plain Mister Civilian. They have been given honorable discharges from Uncle Sam’s fighting forces ..... OTTO C. LUCHT