John Hugh Buckner

Military
media-29447.jpeg UPL 29447 Major General John H 'Buck' Buckner.

Object Number - UPL 29447 - Major General John H 'Buck' Buckner.

Assigned to 366FS, 358FG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 122 x combat missions as wing man, element leader, flight commander, and operations officer. Made commander of 365FS, 358FG, 8AF USAAF.



Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (20 OLC), LOM, Croix de Guerre, WWII Victory, EAME (6 Stars), UN and Korean and Commendation medal.



Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korean and Vietnam wars, rising to rank of Major General by his retirement in 1971.

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Event Location Date Description

Born

11 January 1919 Son of John F and Eleanor [Wimberly] Buckner.

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Crashed

10 April 1943 Belly Landing AAB, Richmond, VA Cat 4 damage Lt John H Buckner, 10-Apr-43. P-47D 42-22285 - 323FS 327FG

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Crashed

21 December 1954 Mech Failure 4 miles N of Pottsboro, TX Cat 1 Maj John H Buckner, 21-Dec-54. F-86D 50-705 - 3555MS 3555MSG.

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Retired from USAF

1 November 1971

Died

12 December 2009

Based

Assigned to 366FS, 358FG, 8AF USAAF.

Based

Commander of 365FS, 358FG, 8AF USAAF.

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Military cadet

West Point Academy class of 42.

Buried

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio Bexar County Texas, USA

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Baled out

Hit by Flak over the coast of France in May, 1944 - managed to glide across the English Channel and bailed out, barely making the coast of England.

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Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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