Hubert Eldy Ward

Thursday, 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 6, 1943

HUBERT WARD, son of Mrs. and Mrs. Ward, has been promoted to Sgt. He is still stationed at Camp Hood, Texas.

June 10, 1943

Sgt. HUBERT WARD is here on furlough from his station at North Camp Hood, Texas. He is visiting at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Ward.

June 24, 1943

T/Sgt HUBERT WARD who has been at Camp Hood, Texas, for a number of months, has been transferred to Camp Swift, Texas. He was home on furlough recently and was promoted to T/Sgt. when he got back to camp.

December 16, 1943

T/Sgt. HUBERT WARD from North Camp Hood, Texas, arrived here last week for a 10-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Ward.

December 23, 1943

T/Sgt. HUBERT WARD left this week for his station al North Camp Hood, Texas, after a furlough spent here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Ward.

May 4, 1944

T/Sgt. HUBERT WARD who recently began receiving his mail in care of postmaster, New York, told his folks here that he is stationed in England.

June 29, 1944

T/Sgt. HUBERT WARD has written his parents from England that he is getting The Tribune OK and enjoying it.

July 13, 1944

Another Bunnell soldier - T/Sgt. HUBERT WARD - also writes his parents from "Somewhere in France."

October 19, 1944

We hear from the parents of T/Sgt. HUBERT WARD and Pfc. J. W. Medders that both these soldiers participated in the battle of Brest, France. Ward told his parents that he is now in Belgium, and Medders said he had been to Paris. Ward relates that he is getting up in the world now - sleeping in a barn instead of a foxhole. They are, or were, in the same outfit.

July 26, 1945

T/Sgt. HUBERT E. WARD has been released from active duty with the Army after serving 40 months in the service. He has served 13 months in the ETO and wears 5 battle stars.

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 .....

HUBERT E. WARD