LC control no. | n 2003039909 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1886-1945 |
Variant(s) | Buckner, Simon Bolivar, Jr., 1886-1945 |
Associated country | United States |
Located | West Point (N.Y.) Leavenworth (Kan.) |
Birth date | 1886-07-18 |
Death date | 1945-06-18 |
Place of birth | Munfordville (Ky.) |
Place of death | Okinawa Island (Japan) |
Affiliation | United States Military Academy United States Military Academy Command and General Staff School (U.S.) |
Profession or occupation | Soldiers College teachers Army officers |
Found in | Buckner, Simon Bolivar. Seven stars, c2004: ECIP t.p. (Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr.) Reg. of grads. and former cadets of the USMA, 1980: p. 301 (Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr.; b. KY; Kld Okinawa 18 June 45; Class of 1908) wwwlibrary.louisville.edu, 2003-07-03 (Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr.; 1886-1945 was b. in Munfordville, KY; son of CSA General and Gov. of KY, Simon Bolivar Buckner, Sr.) Kentucky encyclopedia, ©1992: page 137 ("Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.", born July 18, 1886. Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1908. Served in the Army and graduated from Command and General Staff School at the Army War College. Taught at West Point 1933-1936. In July 1940 he took command of the Alaska Defense Force where he continued at the beginning of World War II. In 1943 he was assigned to the command of the 10th Army, assembling in Hawaii. The 10th Army attacked Okinawa on April 1, 1945. Killed in action on June 18, 1945 on Okinawa, Japan.) |
Associated language | eng |