1886 - 1945
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. American Military
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Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. is a member of the following lists: Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (United States), United States Military Academy alumni and 1886 births.
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| First Name |
Simon
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| Middle Name |
Bolivar
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| Last Name |
Buckner
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| Birthday |
18th July, 1886
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| Birthplace |
Munfordville, Kentucky, United States
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| Died |
18th June, 1945
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| Place of Death |
Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
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| Buried |
Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
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| Build |
Athletic
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Salt and Pepper
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| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Military
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Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. ( SY-mən BOL-i-vər BUK-nər; July 18, 1886 – June 18, 1945) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army during World War II. He served in the Pacific Theater of Operations and commanded the defenses of Alaska early in the war. Following that assignment, he was promoted to command the Tenth Army, which conducted the amphibious assault on the Japanese island of Okinawa on April 1, 1945. He was killed during the closing days of the Battle of Okinawa by enemy artillery fire, making him the highest-ranking United States military officer lost to enemy fire during World War II. He would remain the highest ranking military member to be killed by a foreign armed action until the death of Lieutenant General Timothy Maude during the September 11 attacks.
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