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BUCKNER, Andy Vernanus - Date of
birth
11 March 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Monterey, Putnam County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Helen, Raleigh County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35425261 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
313th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near Fraimbois, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 23 | 25 |
Immediate family
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Members
Andrew D. Buckner (father)
Ida K. (Wilson) Buckner (mother)
Daliah Buckner (sister)
Lillie F. Buckner (sister)
Dallas V. Buckner (sister)
Cutie T. Buckner (sister)
Thomas L. Buckner (brother)
Edna M. Buckner (sister)
Jesse J. Buckner (brother)
Annie L. Buckner (sister)
Louise Buckner (sister)
Georgia Buckner (sister)
Mildred D. (Eller) Buckner (wife)
More information
Pfc Andy V. Buckner was employed at the Koppers Coal Company before he enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 31 March 1942. He was sent overseas in June 1944.He was killed by small arms fire in his loin.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov , www.wwiimemorial.com , www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / VanWinkle Appleby Family Tree / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com – Karyn Buckner Garvin, www.newspapers.com – The Raleigh Register 26 November 1944
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