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

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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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1939-1940, 2010, 6th Division

From Month/Year - / 1939	To Month/Year - / 1940
Unit 6th Division Unit Page
Rank Colonel	MOS 2010-Chief of Staff
Base, Fort or City Not Specified	State/Country Alaska

Patch	6th Division Details

	Type Infantry
	Parent Unit Army Divisions (1911-1941)	Strength Division
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Feb 6, 2024

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