I was privileged to meet and work with Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner during World War II. He came to the Aleutian Island Umnak, where I was stationed in 1943 and 1944. I was one of 27 civilians stationed ...

June 19, 1945, in The Star: Anniston and her military neighbors today are mourning the loss of Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., who was killed yesterday during the battle for Okinawa — a campaign ...

“Like myself, you are an infantry general long schooled and practised in infantry warfare,” wrote Lieut. General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., to the Japanese commander on Okinawa. “You fully know that ...

With words of praise for work well done, Lieut. General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. pulled the battle-weary 27th and 96th Divisions out of the line on Okinawa last week, replaced them with the 1st ...

Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. (July 18, 1886 - June 18, 1945) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army during World War II. He served in the Pacific Theater of Operations and commanded the ...