Lee E. Tucker, Saving the legacy: an oral history of Utah's World War II veterans, ACCN 2070, American West Center, University of Utah

Transcript (57 pages) of an interview by Winston P. Erickson with Lee E. Tucker on May 19, 2000. This is from tape numbers 13 and 14 in the "Saving the Legacy Oral History ProjectLee Tucker (b. 1924) describes his youth on a farm in East Mill Creek, Utah, during the Depression. He attended the University of Utah prior to enlisting in the army air corps. He recalls his training experiences, including meeting his fellow trainee and future actor, Jack Webb. He joined the 9th Air Force, 404th Fighter Group, 507th Fighter Squadron as a pilot of P-47Ds, and was stationed in England, where he flew fifty-four missions. He was discharged at war's end but chose to remain in the reserves and was called up for stateside duty during the Korean conflict. 57 pages