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BUCK, Byron Atwood - Date of
birth
9 September 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Maine -
Hometown
Lincoln, Penobscot County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31351778 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Halloville, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 19 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Leroy M. Buck (father)
Edna M. (Kimball) Buck (mother)
Myron K. Buck (twin-brother)
Beverly A. (Adams) Buck (wife)
More information
Pfc Byron A. Buck attended college for two years and was a bookkeeper before he enlisted in Brewer, Maine on 30 July 1943.He was killed by artillery shell fragments.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Holmes Family Tree / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com - Russ Pickett / MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - Byron and Annmarie