Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
| Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. | |
|---|---|
 Buckner di Okinawa. | |
| Lahir | 18 Juli 1886 |
| Meninggal | 18 Juni 1945 (umur 58) Okinawa, Kekaisaran Jepang |
| Pengabdian |  Amerika Serikat |
| Dinas/cabang |  Tentara Amerika Serikat |
| Lama dinas | 1908–1945 |
| Pangkat |  Jenderal (posthumous) |
| Komandan | Resimen Infantri ke-22 Komando Pertahanan Alaska Tentara Amerika Serikat Kesepuluh |
| Perang/pertempuran | Perang Dunia II
|
| Penghargaan | Army Distinguished Service Medal; Purple Heart |
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. (18 Juli 1886 – 18 Juni 1945) adalah seorang letnan jenderal Amerika selama Perang Dunia II.
Kehidupan awal
[sunting | sunting sumber]Buckner adalah putra dari Jenderal Konfederasi Simon Bolivar Buckner, Sr. dan istrinya Delia Claiborne. Ayahnya adalah Gubernur Kentucky dari 1887 sampai 1891, dan merupakan kandidat partai minor dari Wakil Presiden A.S. pada tahun 1896.
Daftar pustaka
[sunting | sunting sumber]- Sarantakes, Nicholas (Editor) (2004). Seven Stars, The Okinawa Battle Diaries of Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. and Joseph Stilwell. Texas A & M University Press, College Station. ISBN 978-1-58544-294-2.
- Sledge, Eugene B. (1990). With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-506714-9.
- "Buck's Battle". Time Magazine. 1945-04-16. Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2020-05-08. Diakses tanggal 2008-08-31.
- Haley, J. Fred (November 1982). "The Death of General Simon Bolivar Buckner". Marine Corps Gazette: 103.
- McKenney, Tom C (June 2000). "Lt. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner's death". Military. No. 1. XVII: 22,23.
Pranala luar
[sunting | sunting sumber]- Papers of Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library Diarsipkan 2018-10-23 di Wayback Machine.
- Family Home Page
- His monument at Kuniyoshi, Itoman city Okinawa, where he died. Diarsipkan 2010-05-11 di Wayback Machine.
- (Inggris) Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. di Find a Grave
- USNS General Simon B. Buckner (T-AP-123)
- General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. Deadeyes 96th Infantry Division
| Jabatan militer | ||
|---|---|---|
| Didahului oleh: Newly activated organization |
Jenderal Komando Tentara Amerika Serikat Kesepuluh 1944-1945 |
Diteruskan oleh: Roy Geiger |
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