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BUCHANAN, Elmer U - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Oklahoma -
Hometown
McCurtain County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38533087 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
378th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 November 1944 - Place of
death
Metz, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 17 | 22 |
Immediate family
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Members
Avis D. Buchanan (wife)
More information
Pfc Elmer U. Buchanan enlisted in Dallas, Texas on 26 August 1943.On the order of General Kittel, on the morning of 18 November 1944, the Pont du Sauvage was blown up at the moment men of I Company began to cross it. Fifteen men were killed.
For his action that day, he was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.
Together with the other killed members of his unit, he is remembered on a plaque at the bridge.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
Photo source: https://www.uswarmemorials.org/admin/images/memorials/1523280596plaquesauvage.jpg