Alfred Robert Tucker
April 9, 1942
SIX FLAGLER MEN LEAVE FOR ARMY
Six Flagler county men left this week to enter military service in the Army.
Gilbert Tucker, lieutenant in the reserves, was called to duty and was assigned to Fort Bragg, N. C.
The five others went to Camp Blanding. They are Homer Malcolm Anderson, George Hubert crews, ALFRED ROBERT TUCKER, Wilfred Claude Varn, and Hubert Eldy Ward.
May 28, 1942
ALFRED TUCKER, who is enlisted in the U. S. Army is spending this weekend here with relatives.
June 11, 1942
ALFRED TUCKER IS AT KEESLER FIELD
Pvt. ALFRED R. TUCKER, son of Mrs. A. F. Tucker of Bunnell, was enrolled as a student this week in the country’s greatest Air Corps Technical School at Keesler Field, and has started an intensive 19 week course to qualify as an airplane mechanic.
Private Tucker who went to Keesler Field from Camp Blanding reception center, already has completed his basic training which includes marching, target practice, gas mask and bayonet drills, and orientation lectures. At the completion of the Air Mechanics course, he will be prepared for assignment to active with duty with some fighting unit of the Army Air Forces.
The course begins with instruction in aircraft maintenance fundamentals, and then advances to airplane structures, hydraulic systems, propellers, instruments, engines, fuel and electrical systems and engine operation. Before completing the course, the student is given thorough training in the inspection of single and multi-motored planes.
October 8, 1942
Pvt. ALFRED TUCKER has been transferred to McDill Field, Tampa.
December 10, 1942
ALFRED TUCKER recently received corporal's rating and has been sent into foreign service.
January 21, 1943
Cpl. ALFRED TUCKER has landed safely in England, according to information received here this week by his relatives.
January 28, 1943
A letter received this week by Mrs. A. F. Tucker from her son, Cpl. ALFRED TUCKER, who recently landed m England, stated that he had received the oranges which she had sent to him and he said that he could have sold them for fifty cents each. Alfred added that the people of the United States have no reason to gripe about the rationing program because "they certainly are well off."
February 4, 1943
This newspaper received a very nice V-Mail Letter today from Cpl. ALFRED TUCKER from "somewhere in England." Alfred says has just received the first Tribune since arriving over there and "I was really glad to get it but I sure did hate to read the sad news about Prof." Alfred said he had seen lots of interesting things "since I have been over here, including a church built in the 13th century." He added that "I only hope all the other boys in foreign service are enjoying themselves and faring as well as I am. I am getting better treatment than I did in the States."
(Thanks, Alfred for the letter and we wish you the best of luck.)July 8, 1943
We received from the public relations officer of the Eighth Bomber Command the information that ALFRED TUCKER has been promoted from corporal to Sergeant "somewhere in England." The announcement was made by Brig. Gen. Newton Longfellow, commanding general of the "Eighth Air Force Bomber Command."
(Ed Note: Even this bit of information had to have a censor's stamp)
September 9, 1943
Public relations office of the Eighth Air Force in England advises us that ALFRED TUCKER has been promoted from Sgt. to Staff. Stated also that he is an administrative clerk in the personnel section "somewhere in England."
September 23, 1943
A letter from Sgt. ALFRED TUCKER in England tells us that he is going along OK. He added that he was in London last week-end and met Claude Pellicer there and really had a good time talking over old times and also the new ones. After we met, we realized that we are stationed only a few miles apart. I spent last night and yesterday over at his field, I haven't much to say for myself except I would like to be with some of those boys that are actually fighting, instead of pushing a pencil. I hear from Richard Tucker
(Ed note– Tucker is in the Southwest Pacific theater).
I am going on furlough on the 26th of this month. I am going to spend two days on the Isle of Man and six days touring Scotland. Will write you about the trip when I get back from there."
(Mrs. George Biddle here said to tell you she hopes you enjoy Scotland, for it's her native country)
October 14, 1943
A V-Mail letter from S/Sgt. ALFRED TUCKER in England tells us about a trip to the Isle of Man and to Scotland. Recently Alfred told his about his plans for making the trip during an 8.day furlough. He said he had visited Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen, Scotland. Alfred said he traveled by plane, boat, train and other means during the trip. He added that "The American Red Cross is really doing a good thing for the soldier over here. At the club in Edinburgh you can get more than at the finest hotel in England." He concluded by saying "the paper is coming through fine and thanks a lot. I hope to see more than the British Isles before coming home."
December 2, 1943
We also received a lovely Christmas card from S/Sgt ALFRED TUCKER from England. The card shows a typical English countryside scene. And many thanks to you, Alfred.
December 9, 1943
Well, hate to report it, but two of the fellows from here are in hospitals. Sgt. ALFRED TUCKER writes from his station in England that he suffered an acute attack of appendicitis recently and "was operated on, back in bed and recuperating before I could scarcely think about it."
December 16, 1943
It sure is swell for so many of you fellows to remember us with Christmas greetings from "all over." We received just this week beautifully executed V- Mail Christmas greetings from S/Sgt. ALFRED TUCKER in England and from Raymond Smith with the Seabees in the Southwest Pacific. In addition, Pfc. Owen O. Thomas sends us a nice one inscribed "Greetings to you up yonder from Down Under." Also Dan Dechman at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md., AMM2/C Joe Tanner at Kingsville, Texas; Russell Thompson, coast guardsman, at West Palm Beach; Sgt. and Mrs. Andrew Thompson in California; Seabee Herbert Anderson (also down in the Southwest Pacific); Victor Cyzycki who is an air student at Amherst, Mass. Also one from a guy we haven't heard from in a long time - Dell Bradberry, in the army and at Vallejo. Thanks a million, fellows!
April 6, 1944
Had a V-Mail letter each from Pete Barber and ALFRED TUCKER, both in England. Pete asked us to change his address and told of planning to meet ALFRED a few days later. Then we turn to ALFRED'S letter and learn that he did meet Pete and, incidentally, asking us to change his address too. Pete said he had received only 6 copies of The Tribune since being in England, but ALFRED reports that he has received them regularly. He has been there longer than Pete, however.
August 3, 1944
From public relations officer of "An Eighth Air Force Bomber Station in England," we received the following:
"The promotion of ALFRED R. TUCKER, 24 of Bunnell, from technical sergeant to master sergeant has been announced by his group commander at this Eighth Air Force Station.
As group sergeant major, Sgt. Tucker is in charge of keeping all administrative records, and is responsible for the proper handling of documents that are vital for this group to properly carry out its attacks on Nazi military and industrial targets.
As sergeant major he also acts as the first sergeant for the headquarters squadron, caring for the personnel and administrative problems of that small but important unit."
November 16, 1944
S/Sgt. ALFRED TUCKER arrived here this week after two years with his army outfit in England. Alfred has 21 days at home and then goes to Miami redistribution station for assignment. He is OK and, of course, glad to get to come home.
December 14, 1944
T/Sgt. ALFRED TUCKER, who was home here for 30 days after two years in England, has arrived at the army air forces redistribution station at Miami, according to information furnished us by the station's public relations office. Alfred served as a base sergeant major during his time in the European theater and won a Presidential Unit citation.
December 28, 1944
Several of the fellows were fortunate enough to get home for Christmas, among them Howard Hunter, ALFRED TUCKER, Nathan Durrance, Raymond Smith, Jack Clegg and Curtis Deen, although Smith and Deen have to return to the hospital shortly.
February 8, 1945
T/Sgt. ALFRED TUCKER, now stationed at Montgomery, Alabama, is here this week on a short furlough.
September 6, 1945
A letter from T /Sgt. ALFRED R. TUCKER who is now at Ft. Dix:
"It has been so long since you have heard from me until I suppose you have about forgotten who I am. The fact that I have not been writing doesn't mean that I don't appreciate you sending the paper. I really enjoy it and look forward to it every week. It is about the only way a fellow can keep in touch with his buddies.
Would you mind changing my address to the one on the envelope? They flew about two hundred of us up here last Sunday to work in the Separation Center. Guess we will make a lot of people happy.
Thanks again for the favor and for the paper."
October 18, 1945
CALL ME MISTER
ALFRED R. TUCKERThe above named Flagler County men are now entitled to be addressed as “Mister” instead of by any military title heretofore held.........
