George R Buckey
MilitaryHis first assignment was with the 17th Bombardment Wing at Pendleton, OR flying B-25s when the war broke out. Then he was with the 303rd (15 Apr 1942) at Boise, ID flying B-17s where he volunteered for an undisclosed mission which turned out to ... (sentence cutoff).
Commander, 367th bombardment Squadron, 306th Bombardment Group from 18 August 1943 to 2 May 1944.
AM w/ 3 OLC, DFC OLC, AF Commendation Medal w/ 2 OLC.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Belen, NM, USA | 5 May 1919 | |
Other Commissioned |
27 September 1941 | ||
Died |
Fort Worth, TX, USA | 13 March 1970 | |
Other Retired |
Revisions
Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - “May” was misspelled.
BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY OF THE 8TH AIR FORCE 1942-1945 by Russell A. Strong
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster