Alfred M. Hebert

Alfred Merton Hebert was born August 27, 1899 and from his birth has claimed Tallulah as his home. He attended Tallulah public school and worked with his father until he joined the U. S. Army on September 29, 1919. He was stationed at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia from where he was soon transferred to Camp Gordon, Georgia, MTC Fifth Division; was transferred September 1, 1920 to Camp Jackson, South Carolina, where he took special training for two years in the Motor Command Division. Upon application he was transferred December 22, 1921 to the detached enlisted men's list, and was assigned to Auburn Polytechnic Institute, Auburn, Alabama, as instructor in motor assembly and repair work. Having received honorable discharge October 1, 1925.