=After his training, Robert H. Luckett would join the 855th EAB and serve the Army forces in the Pacific on the SS Cape San Juan. The SS Cape San Juan which unlike its typical wartime ship counterparts of Liberty or Victory ships, was a dry cargo freighter identified as a C1-B. This meant that the SS Cape San Juan had to be modified for war use. Alterations included changing holds into bunks, adding external deck structures, and equipping the ship with life saving measures such as rafts and lifeboats.
Sailing form San Francisco, California, October 23, 1943. The Cape San Jan was comprised of three US Army Air Corps Troops. These three troops were the 1st Fighter Control Squadron, 253rd Ordnance (Aviation), and the 855th Engineers Aviation Battalion. Its destination was Townsville, Australia to deliver the 2,005 tons of general cargo and U.S Army Troops. Robert’s work on the ship was conducive of the conflict raging in the Pacific. Specifically, because of his membership of the 855th EAB he dealt firsthand with tasks such as a heavy equipment operator, electrician, or airfield construction worker.