Name/Title
Copy of CommendationScope and Content
A copy of the commendation received by Warren Tucker from Captain Walter Boone on April 24, 1945 as part of the USS Yorktown (CV-10)'s Photographic Complement. The Photographers Mates receiving a commendation from Commander in Chief Pacific Fleet Headquarters (CINCPAC) for their exemplary action photographs while part of the US Pacific Fifth Fleet.Context
Warren "Bill" Tucker was a Photographers Mate in the Naval Aviation Photographic Unit aboard the USS Yorktown (CV-10) during World War II.
Transferred aboard the USS Yorktown in 1944 with no photography experience, Seaman Tucker was assigned to the photo lab and found he had a talent for the work. Tucker received his promotion to Photographers Mate 3/c in 1945 with most of his work documenting the final days of World War II and the beginnings of Occupied Japan.
From the Collection of Warren Tucker.Collection
Warren Tucker CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2024.3Source or Donor
Post Air Airport Military Herritage MuseumAcquisition Method
DonationUpdate Date
June 16, 2025