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BUCKBERG, Henry - Date of
birth
30 May 1914 -
Age
30 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Howard County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35908334 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Siegen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| N | 1 | 4 |
Immediate family
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Members
Henry S. Buckberg (father)
Anna (Magnuson) Buckberg (mother)
Lester M. Buckberg (brother)
Jean A. Buckberg (sister)
Margaret E. (Bartholomew) Buckberg (wife)
Henry Buckberg Jr. (son)
Kenneth Buckberg (son)
Shirley A. Buckberg (daughter)
Roberta M. Buckberg (daughter)
Sharon Buckberg (daughter)
Betty E. Buckberg (stepdaughter)
More information
Pvt Henry Buckberg was a mechanic.He enlisted in Indianapolis, Indiana on 11 September 1944. He received his basic training at Camp Claiborn, Louisiana and had been overseas only five or six weeks.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar, www.newspapers.com - The Kokomo Tribune, WWII Draft Cards
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Kokomo Tribune - 19 April 1945