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Home Town St. George
Date of Passing Jul 20, 1970
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Last Known Activity:
SGT BUSTER CLOSE WAS TRUCK DRIVER LIVING IN ST. GEORGE, WEST VIRGINIA PRIOR TO ENTERING THE USAAF ON 12 FEBRUARY 1942. SGT CLOSE SERVED IN EUROPE WITH THE 506TH BOMB SQUADRON, 44TH BOMB GROUP(HEAVY), 8TH USAAF FROM 12 SEPTEMBER 1942 TO 15 JUNE 1945. BUSTER CLOSE PASSED AWAY ON 20 JULY 1970 AND WAS LAID TO REST AT THE ST. GEORGE CEMETERY.
WWII - European Theater of Operations/Ardennes Alsace Campaign (1944-45)
From Month/Year
December / 1944
To Month/Year
February / 1945
Description (Ardennes Alsace Campaign 16 December 1944 to 25 January 1945) During their offensive in the Ardennes the Germans drove into Belgium and Luxembourg, creating a great bulge in the line. For some time the weather was bad, but when it cleared the Allies could send their planes to assist their ground forces by bombing and strafing the enemy’s columns, dropping paratroops and supplies, and interdicting the enemy’s lines of communications. By the end of January 1945 the lost ground had been regained and the Battle of the Bulge, the last great German offensive, was over.
