Buckner, Simon Bolivar, Jr., GEN

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Service Details

Last Rank
General

Last Service Branch
US

Last Primary MOS
00GC-Commanding General

Last MOS Group
General Officer

Primary Unit
1944-1945, 10th Army

Service Years
1908 - 1945

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Kentucky

Year of Birth
1886

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Casualty Info

Home Town Munfordville
Casualty Date Jun 18, 1945
Cause KIA-Killed in Action	Reason Artillery, Rocket, Mortar
Location Okinawa	Conflict WWII - Asiatic-Pacific Theater/Ryukyus Campaign (1945)/Battle of Okinawa

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1905-1906, Virginia Military Institute

FromYear 1905	ToYear 1906
College Virginia Military Institute
Major UNK

Patch	Virginia Military Institute Details
	Contact Phone Number Not Specified	Contact Email Not Specified
	Year Established 1839
	Address Not Specified
	Website Not Specified

Last Updated:Jan 19, 2010

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6 Also There at This College:

Akin, Spencer Ball, MG, (1910-1951)

Brett, George Howard, LTG, (1910-1946)

Magruder, John, BG, (1910-1946)

Nichols, William, BG, (1909-1945)

Pendelton, Randolph, BG, (1911-1949)

Weaver, Walter Reed, MG, (1908-1943)

2 Also There at This College From Other Sites:

Brett, George Howard, Lt Gen, (1909 - 1946)

Byrd, Richard Evelyn, Jr. (MOH), RADM USN(Ret), (1912 - 1947)