He was born May 26, 1847, in St. Charles County, Missouri, a son of Alfred and Susan (Hobbs) Luckett.
As a doctor of medicine, he practiced his profession at Bastrop, Texas.
(Mrs. Luckett was named for a pioneer school teacher in the Republic of Texas, Frances Trask.)
[1] He was commissioned a captain of the Army Medical Corps and served in France for 14 months, as a surgeon with the First Division, Field Hospital Number 12.
He was cited for heroic services at the Battle of Soissons, First World War, having been 60 hours on his feet at the temporary hospital in the Château de Pierrepont.