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Lucas - Funeral services for
Zeb Vance Lucas, 86, will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday from, the
graveside in Oaklawn Cemetery. The visitation will be Tuesday at
the George H. Hewell and Sun [sic] Funeral Home, 4140 University
Boulevard, South. Mr. Lucas died Sunday, November 1, 1998 in
Orange Park. He was born in Alabama on January 22, 1912 and was of the
Baptist Faith. Survivors include his wife, Mildred R. Lucas; his
daughter Leanna V. Lucas; his son, James (Gail) N., Lucas his
granddaughter, Jennifer M. Lucas; his sister, Maureen Mitchell and his
brother Jack Lucas. [The
Jacksonville Union, Jacksonville, FL, Tue, 3 Nov 1998] |
[courtesy of Barry Swindle]Grave marker for Zeb V. Lucas in Oaklawn Cemetery,
Jacksonville (Duval county), Florida.
Zeb registered for the draft in Ashland, AL on 16
October 1940 and was inducted into the Army at Fort McClellan, AL on 8
July 1941 and his 4 years of college quickly put him into the OCS
program.
On 1 October 1942, 2nd Lt. Lucas was transferred from
the 507th PIR to Hq 2nd, 508th PIR as a member of the cadre team.
Lt Lucas was transferred to Company D on 2 February
1943 and on Mar 29, 1943 he was transferred to the 4th Service Command,
Fort Benning, GA. |
