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Personal info

Full name
BUCKNER, Edward Graham
Date of birth
30 April 1926
Age
18
Place of birth
Port Huron, St. Clair County, Michigan
Hometown
St. Clair, St. Clair County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36912771
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Armored Infantry Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
7 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Bitburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 2 60

Immediate family

Members
Gordon H. Buckner (father)
Martha I. (Hardy) Buckner (mother)
Gordon Buckner (brother)
Alma L. Buckner (sister)

More information

Pvt Edward G. Buckner graduated from St Clair High School in June, 1944.

He was inducted into the Army on 4 September 1944 and trained at Camp Hood, Texas. He was sent overseas in January, 1945.

Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Records / WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, Charles A Hammond Post 8 American Legion - courtesy of Ed Weichsler